Harbin, Dec, 23.
The peace proposals recently made by the Soviet Government to the Entente Powers raised hopes among Harbin residents and refugees that hostilities would cease in the near future. But these hopes have since been dashed to the ground by the refusal of the Paris Council to treat with the Soviet Government while the present state of anarchy exists in Russia, and this coupled with the continued successes of the "Reds" has had a depressing effect. upon local opinion.
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