"Mr.
Karakhan's Admission of.
Lack of Jurisdiction: A
Curious Volte Face Peking, Sept. 17.
The Waichiaopa on September 13 drew the attention of M. Karakhan to' reports that Russians were serving as aviators and participate ing i yrewith Gen, Lu ing Tso-lin, and asking Ho Pengctin and 'BIN. Karakhan not. to permit such eto on the past of Ruaslans in Replying on September 16, M. Karakhan'pointed out the numerous notes in which he had called the attention of the Chinese Government to. the danger of remnants of "White" bands taking refuge in China and being engaged us police or soldiery, but the Chinese Govern ment had' taken no action. The aviators in question were these white" Russians, whom the Soviet Finally, the administrative rights or privileges in Chinese territory even as regarded its own citizens, Special interest attaches to the Jast statement in view Karakhan's recent declaration connexion with the handing over of the Legation, that the Soviet was still 'a Protocol Power—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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