Peking, July 26.
Messages from foreign sources in Harbin sent off on Thursday afternoon do not mention the outbreak of hostilities at Menchuli reported from Tokyo. On the contrary, these messages state that the high Chinese military leaders have announced that in the event of a Russian advance the Chinese troops fave been instructed to withdrew without resistance. Moreover mes-fages from both Mukden and Harbin Isy stress upon the present highly conciliatory attitude of the Manchurian authorities.
Another telegram from the Chinese Consulate at Tashkent states: that after he bad closed the Consulate and as he and his staff were about to start for their homeward journey they were detained by the Russian authorities, who, however, treated them well—Kuo Min.
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