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CHINA AND RUSSIA.

HOSTILITIES SAID TO BE INEVITABLE.

Tokyo, July 12.

While no netion on the part of Japan is thus far called for, of ficial circles make lilile attempt to conceal their anxiety or minimise the gravity of possible develop ments in Manchuria, following Chinn'e seizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway. The spokes- men summed up the Government's present attitude as one of "very close watching and waiting." Despite rumours that Soviet troops are concentrating on the frontier and that Russe-Chinese hostilities are Inevitable, ofeial despatches fail to confirm this Reuter...

"Not Unfriendly."

Peking, July "12. Dr. C. T. Wang gave a tiffin to press correspondents today, and made a short statement regarding Russian relations.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929.

DEATH OF MR. L. M. WHYTE.

AFTER. OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS.

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General regret will be felt at the news of the death, which occurred at the French Hospital at seven o'clock Inst evening, of Mr. L. M. Whyto. The deceased, who a partner in the well-known firm of Messra. Donnelly and Whyte, was one of Hongkong's best-known European residents, with a very wido eirelo of friends, and was much liked by all with whom no came in contact during his long and active period of residence ja the Colony,

Mr. Whyte was taken suddenly ill on Tuesday, and was removed to the French Hospital, where an operation for appendicitis was per- formed the same evening. Tie condition became critical, and it was learned yesterday that he was worse, so the end was not unexpected.

His demise removes an activa worker in the cause of the Navy League, for as the lion. Secretary of the Hongkong Branch for a number of years, the late Mr. He said. "My Government is Whyte did a great deal,' if un- not Inimical towards Runnin at ostentatiously, to put its objects all. In fact, since I have been in before the public. He was also office I have maintained rela-a prominent. Freemason, and was tions with Russia, but my Gov-W.M. of Concordia Mark Lodge, ernment is determined to stamp besides being an officer of Per- out Communism and Communist | severance Lodge and Victoria progaganda in China, in any form, Preceptory, as well as in other Information gained through the ways associating himself with the Harbin raid, has made it necessary activities of the craft in Hong- to atamp eqt Communism there, kong. but, I repeat, we are not unfriend- ly towards Russia,"

During the late war, Mr. Whyte saw service for a period, and held,

Dr. Wang stated that hitherto it is understood, the rank of Cap-

he had not received

#ny com-tain..

munication from Moscow, regard- Ing the Harbin events-Reuter.

Agreement Broken.

As a Cheung Chan resident, he will always be remembered for his efforts to Improve the ameni ties of the island. He resided there for a considerable period, though he had not stayed on the island during the past two yenu8,

Shanghai,, July 12, A message from Harbin states that Gen. Lu Yung-kuas, Presi- dent of the Chinese Eastern Ralle was a prominent member of way, han Issued a circular tele- gram to-day in which he states that the steps which the Chineso authorities have taken in the last two days have been necessitated by the desire of Mukden to uphold the Mukden-Masrow agreement of 1924, which has been repeatedly violated by the Soviet.

the Cheung Chau Residents' As- sociation and at one time held the office of President. He organised a golf club on the island, and provided a house for the head- quarters but owing to lack of sup- port the club ceased to exist. In the 1923 typhoon the roof was blown off the clubhouse, and it Since the agreement, Mukden was never repaired. has loyally carried it out, wherean The late Mr. Whyte was a mem- Monet has flouted H. Mukden ber of the local Saint Andrew's could have abrogated it many Society, and associated himself in times, bet desired an amicable several of Its netivities, settlement.

Is passing will be mourned by

Gen. Lu, in the capacity of a very large number of people of President of the C.E.R., culled toerent communities.

The attention of the Russian gen- The funeral is to take place le- eral manager that under the day, passing the Monument at agreement the Chinese should o'clock. have equal power in management of the railway, and an equal num-, ber of employees, and that Chin-. use should be the ofBeint language with Russian. He hoped the Rus- sians would realise their mistakes, and carry out the agreement, but recent events have been dir- appointing.

A

SHANGHAI POSER.

AMERICAN-CHINESE UNDER ARREST. In the recent ruld on the Soviet Our Own Correspondent) Consulate, documents were found

Shanghai, July 12. showing that the Soviet used the milway

controversy, between the for as an instrument Communist propaganda in China, American Consular authorities Bureau of and all important Russian olehls and the Chinese

engaged in propaganda, Foreign Affairs has grown out of while the unions were exploited the arrest this morning of Mr. for the purpose of strengthening W. Y. Char, a Chinese attorney, Moscow's hold on the line. These while he was visiting the Bureau acts were detrimental not only to of Foreign Affairs professionally. the railway it also were a grave. mennee to the safety of China.

Moscow made no effort to carry out her agreement, and had done everything to destroy it,

were

Mr. Char is a member of the American law firm of todgers and- Chur, and was born in Honolulu of Chinese parents, being admitt- ed to the Bar in the State of "Per the purpose of preserving Nebraska, and by. the United Chinese interests and guarantee-States Court for China. He serv ing the agreement, and withed with the American forces in trofe proceeded to carry out Secretary of the American Univer- arders from the Government, 1 France during the war,

member of the the terms of the 1924 agreement."sity Club, a

He is confident that he has the American Legion, is prominent in sympathy of Chinese and forel sports, and is popularly known as

"Nick" Char

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