Gen, Gleboft's Protest Against Report They Were Brought to Woosung for Sale 'The recent activities at Woosung centring round the five Russian ships which have been lying off port for many months past ° ha occasioned a considerable amount of bitterness between the parties concerned,—and this bitterness. has not been'lessened in any way by, inaccurate reports of what has been' happening which have appeared inadvertently for the most part, in Shanghai's "foreign newspapers. The following letter sent by Gen eral Gleboff, Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Cossack group, Assistant Commissioner for Asfairs in Shanghai, a copy of which has been forwarded to us him, is not without therefore: Eastern rune "1s, Commander in Chief of the Far.
joner fon sBusuty Colon appearing' on the Mth 1133 o¢ the newspaper
stating' that on reccying MIN, Karakhan''s Woon ung, the authorities 'e'broughe into Shanghel arbour and ort under cuted unt the aueslon of ownership cam. ba solved immediately after this there appease ced the report in two. Shanghai "nev Eapets the tllanghas Bimen andthe balcho ide Chine" skating that the three ships in: question were: com uso of force, here from the Bureau Yor Ri ian Alto the Harbour flee and by 20 Chiness vio enter' the harbour," and "hop were. demented' and
rise Ihave had with you regarding he, written, personal tater ips andthe men aboard. ther shows that the brining of these, fute harbour and. the "disembarkati ly the result fad nee td can only rectify on the part of the Ci officials, and 1 am therefore asking: yon Sehethet any order was 1 Chinese authorities for Kept wader guard until hele fa settled by the Poking, order has in fact boon 1 bow' omeletly. to inform lonet for Foreign Affaire ahd Zaahehitnik are the. private pose Shanghat that the, stra, 'Mongugal erty, of the Cossack group, while' the str, Okhotsk iw my "own. private: Bertyy 8 fact Proved to" you By docu Ihents, You now Safer what haw already boon aoki your these ships fam quite sure that feather the Soviet Government nat the Chinese authorities have. the right to Gipore of them, for they cannot. aloe owe of what dove not belong to them Bnd Twill take every step to. defend 2 canclatiany Tf Yor et You tpxmerighto and diately to refute the: accuiney of feperts in he *Shanghat Rimen" ree sting the skips being. Brough. authorities.
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