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Troups Forced to Retire? According to the Jewish Tele-
Shanghai, July 19. Private advices received this graph Agency, 1e Bussian
ngres in the United States wal-morning state that Russian troops rome the conflict between Russia attempting to cross the river at and China as affording them an Blacovesichensk were fired on by opportunity to fight against the Chinese troops and forced to re-
live.-Reuter. Soviet Government.
It is reported that every White Russian" offeor has received orders to be ready, Reuters American Service.
CER. DISORGANISED? Chinn Does Not Want War, Says Shanghai,
"Menace of Russin,"
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New York, July 21. A message from Nanking states that the Chinese President has ap pealed by telegraph to military leaders to "stand united against the menace of Soviet Russia."Reuter's American Service.
not be ignored; otherwise how can
we ever hope to abrogate uilequal A TRUNKFUL OF SURPRISES
treaties and win back our proper place in the family of untions The Government is determined and will not be humiliated. We have na imperialist designs and we have no desire for war with Russin, but we must defend our rights. Unless we unite in a fight against "Red" im- perialism our country and people will perish.truter.
"Internment" of Consul.
Peking, July 26.
Mr. MacMurray, who had ar-' ranged to leave here. on Monday with his family for a vacation in America, was instructed yesterday evening to defer his departure ow ing to the Sino-Russian situation. Shanghai, July 21.
Moscow's Intentions.
Despatches received at Peking
detention confirm the From official utterances in Nan-
of N. Melinikov. Berlin, July 21.
the Soviet Consul king and the general atmosphere! In the expital, it can with safely, According to a mesenge from General, by the Harbin authorities the Commissioner of when on the point of leaving for be stated that China does not want Moscow war, and that the possibility of a Transport at Rutzutat declares that Dairen with his staff. Chinese invasion of Siberia may the Sevlet Government does not think of sending a single soldier he safely ruled nut.
It is reported that eight hundred across the Manchurian froutier. Soviet railway offeinds and four Measures had been taken due to a hundred Soviet school teachers in report that White, Russian guards, guards and Russian Manchuria have tendered the Russian resignation. The resignation of emigres were preparing to attack the railway officials threatens to Russia. The Moscow Government totally disorganise the Chinese would not declare war on China for Eastern Railway, and it is believed reasons of principle-eater. that the Chinese are now agree- CHINA'S POINT OF VIEW. able to joint working of the rail-i way subject, inter alia, to the Outlined in Manifesto and by Abandonment of Communist pru-
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Shanghai, July 20, Dr. C. T. Wang (the Foreign Minister) was interviewed" by Renter on his return from North China and displayed optimism.
It is stated that an hour before the party was due to depart the Chinese, suddenly issued orders oro- hibiting them from leaving on the ground that hostilities had broken
M. Melimikov then sought shelter out at Manchuli and Pogranichnaya,
sulate, but this was refused and for his party in the Foreign Con- Ginally they lulged in the Japanese hotel, The Consul General himself insisted on staying in the Consulate the Intext In- where, according to formation available here, he re- mains under conditions virtually amounting to internment,
It is expected that the Diplomatic Body will shortly interest itself in the heavy losses with which com mercial interests are faced win to the interruption of, railway tale in Manchuria, where 18,000 tons of freight are reported to be tied up in Harbin alone.
He deprecated the circulation of Shaarhni, July 22.
alarmist reports, saying: "While The Nanking Government has
in Peking recently isgned a issued a manifesto addressed 10 Statement that the National Govern- foreign Governments, In whichment of China is an inimical unt
The Chinese merchants are urg- subversive Soviet entertains friendly feelinga toward influences in Manchuria, trace the Soviet. However, we are detering the railway authorities to pro- the activities of mined to exterminate communistic vide, transportation but the latter Administration of the propaganda in Chhis wherever it maintain that the responsibility Chinese Eastern Railway, the is found and whatever the cost, rests with the Ussuri railway Soviet Consulate at Harbin, and The present altitude of the Soviet authorities who, they claim, de theained 457 passenger and 1,800 other Soviet organisations in Man-Government has compelled
National Government of China to freight cars on the pretext of heavy churia.
The manifesto says there was take precautionary, defensive mea- rains along the Amur which inter- evidently a determined effort. tojeures," bait this is not to be interrupted communications and pre- preted that we have abandoned hope vented the return of rolling stock. create internal strife in China.
fio have the question settled by-Renter, Assassins' Corps.
peaceful means."
| die laws that China will de
Continuing, Dr. Wang said:- The use to which the Chinese
London Not Pessimistic.
London, July 20,
ita nimist to refrain from action Eastern Railway has been put as
The Foreign Ofee states that is which will lead to a disturbance the base of contramistic props-Majesty's Government has informed og international peace, hat add gandu against China's Govern- that a dortmend szized in the raidment, -existing social institutions the Governments of the United on the Soviet Consulate as Brand order, by agents of the Soviet, States and France that it entirely bin referred to the organisation-dives China justification for re-associated itself with their efforts of an Ascain ( Corps for Nan-sorting to a preventative and emer-by friendly advice-to secure re- king. Manchuria and elsewhers, gency measure for taking over con-laxation in the tension between It was also proposed to prganize trol of the tallway and Ita tele- China and tussin. ́. steret Communist army--Reat
Chang's Report.
Shanghai, July 21.
graphic and telephonic systems. It is absolutely incorrect to infer that we have mullified Russian interests in the railway,
Authoritative circles in London do not regard the situation is being unduly pessimistic. It is pointed int that there are still methods of communication between China and
There is no spround for fear, Allegrej proef of Communist in-either on the part of Russia or Russia, although it is not clear what, trigged in Manchuria, aiming disany other Power, that foreign en-if any, communication is passing sension between the Nanking Guy-terprises in China, purely for legi-between the Chinese and Russian ernment, and the Provincial Gaymate purposes, will not be duly Governments. ermint in Manchuria, is contain respected.
It appears that there has been a end in a 20,000-word report which It is the fixed alley of the certain amount of skirmishing along has been submitted in the Nan-National Government of China al- the frontier but nothing of great king Government by Chang Hsueh ways to use proper diplomatic primportance was reported from Har-
edure, according to the establish bin on July. 18. lang.
The report contains extracted principles of international law, Taken from the Communist docá-in peaching an amicable and satis- Durata seized recently at different factory settlement of outstanding raid' un "Red" haunts in Manissues between China and foreign charia, inluding the rail at the Powers."---Router. Hsin Consulate,
Gevernment's Manifesto.
The Russian Cansal-Generat at Harbin, had pot left that day al- though he had packed" his belong- inges.
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It had been reported from Nan- Ring that the Chinese Minister at Tosialang would be proceeding, to Moscow to discuss matters with the Soviet Government.----Reuter,
lap of the documents found, long cable sent from the Soviet
Shanghai, July 20. edicials at Harbin on the 1st. of The Nationalist Government has June, 1920, to the Third Intersued a lengthy manifesto on the nationale at Moscow, it is revealed Sinn-Soviet crisis which states,
BY FRIENDLY ADVICE. that the Communists in China inter alin, that since 1927 the Soviel were organising a secral corps to overnment has conducted per Britain Supports the Efforts of assassinate certain femons anti-dent Communistic propaganda to
France and America. Chinese Communist
militarists adermine the Nationalist Govern-
London, July 20. and politicians. The sole desirement.
The Nationalist Government is was to create chaos, disturbines therefore constrained to adopt measton in the Far East, says the The Times, writing on the ten- and dissension among the Chineser stres for self defence vis-a-vis the Soviet and Chinese Governments Proviariad and Central Govern Chinese Eastern Railway. Dare have made it a grievance recently ment authorities. The cable askgarding the consequences, the
that they have not been treated on a ed the Third International for Soviet Government has adopted footing of equality by the West. funds, ammunition, and arms, war-like preparations, thereby
Another telegram dated the 2003 | violating the spirit of the Anti-War Both expressed pacific intentions February, 1929, Is. from the Com- Pact to which the Soviet Govern and signed the Kellogg Pact, but munista in. Moscow addressed tuj ment is a signulory,
thie had not prevented the Chinese the Harbin Consulate, and it urgek) Such being the case, China is Government from committing what the "Red" propagandists in China compelled to take precautionary certainly appears to be an overt to bring the much desired break measures. The responsibility for and provocative breach of a solemn between the Manchurian Provin-the disturbance of world peace international engagement, in eir- leave much eial Government and the Nanking must therefore rest upon the Soviet cumstances which Central Government at an early Government. Tur attention of the doubt as to the purely "defensive": date. It goes on to say that such world is invited to the evidence of character of its action, any more Soviet Government's pro- than it had restrained the Soviet a break in Calan would ertainly the benefit Russian enterprises in paganda of a nature subversive to Government from taking the fateful Manchuria.
China's national interests, and to steps which usually have been the In the second part of the cable, the fact that by rupturing traffe prelude to an outbreak of war be-
on the Trans-Siberian Railway the tween nations.. the Communists demanded that Soviet Government actually causes the Soviet authorilies in Harbin an interruption of international should dismiss all non-Russian communications.—Renter, employees in the C.B.B, and to em- play more Communist followers to be went from Moscow.
The remainder of the report of Chang such-liang gives lengthy details of Cómmunist plotting to bring about a civil war with
Banking.
"ARROGANT ATTITUDE," Chiang Kai-shek Says China
Will Not be Humiliated.
Nanking, July 20, ̧ Chiang Kai-shek has Issued a manifesto to the army urging it to
Membership of a community of civilized nations and the acceptance of a treaty like the Kellogg Puct im- pore obligations, the Times udda, | the observance of which to-day is the first crucial test of Internatlopal | statys and prestige.—Reuter. Confidence in the Pact.
New York, July zi. Absolute confidence is felt in
.Tokyo, July 20. rise against "Red" Imperialism and Washington by officials and In
J1 is amelally reported here that to uphold the sovereign rights of diplomatic circles that the Kellogg Japanese residentul are with China.
Manchull
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Chiang Kai-shek declares that Pact will bear precious fruit by drawing to Harbin and Teitelhar, the abolition of unequal treaties and #verting war between China and
Russia. doing so under warnings from the realisation of the national in- Japanese Consular officera.
The newspapers everywhere hall "White" Cossacks whose numbers dependence of China constitute the
most important points in the the United States' Initiative. In are estimated at 3,000, according to Chinese revolutionary movement world affairs with the utmost satis official Japsuese sources, are form and every officer and every soldier faction. The opinion is expressed ing a "Self Defence Corps" in the of the Nationalist Army should be that the effect of the official re- Manchuli district.
willing to give up his life in the minder, of China and the Soviet's From Manehuli contea a report
obligations to keep peace under the that "Red" cavalry appeared with fight for their realisation.
The manifesto adds: "The Kellogg Treaty should he decisive Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY in half a mile of Manchull the arrogant attitude of Russia towards to both nations-Reuler's American FRANKLIN, at 1 end 8. Wyndham Street, in, the City of Victoria morning.-Reuter,
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