Tientsin, Sept. 25.
The Russia flag was hauled down and the Chinese flag hoisted over the Russian Municipal Buildings at noon to-day. Huang Yung-liang, the Provincial Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, has taken over the public documents and General Yang I-toh is taking over the administration of the Russian Concesston with 2 detachment of Chinese police.—Reuter.
Strong Protest from Tientsin Russians Tientsin, Sept. 29.
At a crowded meeting of Rus-, sian residents at the Russian Club last night, after a prolonged discussion, which lasted until after midnight and numerous speeches, a resolution was carried to send a protest to the Chinese President, complaining that the decree of September 23 had_ resulted in the violation of several treaties and of the rights and interests of the Russian people, residing in China, and that, in particular, the national pride of the Russians had suffered from the order that the flag on the Municipal Buildings should be replaced by the Chinese flag, which act in itself constituted an annul-aleut of certain sovereign rights of Russians in China.—Reuter.
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