Rumoured Plans for Independence of Mongolia: and Manchuria Peking, Feb. 16.
Conferences are still being held in Peking between representatives of Ataman Simionov, Ataman Annenkoff, Ataman Dutoff and Baron Ungern for the purpose of endeavouring to unite the factions on questions of policy, administration and leadership with the alleged object of keeping the Bolshe-vis out of Manchuria, Mongolia and Turkestan. They are al.o trying to purchase ammunition.
A similar conference was held three weeks ago in Mukden between Ataman Simionov, Chang Tso-lin and several Japanese officers. The present theory is that they want to create an independent Manchuria and Mongolia with Japanese support.
The representatives of the Far Eastern Republic are much on-cerned and are considering offering the services of the Chita troops to assist the Chinese in during Ungern out of Urga.
There is no authentic news from Urga. The last report vid Russia stated that Chang Yi with his Chinese troops had escaped to Maimaicheng.—From Our Own Correspondent.
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