Daily Conferences Between the Two: Many Callers on Soviet Envoy Much prominence is attached in some circles to a dinner given py M. Joffe, the viet Envoy Si Extraordinary to (hina, to Dr. Sun Yat-sen ard a number of his closest friends at the Great Eastern Hotel on Tuesday evening. While M. Joffe has telegraphically accepted Viscount Goto's invitation Yt. visit the hot springs of Japan, it is understood that there has been no rupture of relations between the head of the Soviet Mission and the ex-Southern President. Although there are indications that pro-Constitutionalists at Canton are feeling the pinch of Gen. Chen Chiung-ming's strong position at Waichow, this has had no influence on the mission's decision not to go South. The Canton visit is stated to have \been put off solely on account df M. Joffe's continued ill-health, which has not improved during the past few days owing to the cold weather.
Anyone who takes a seat in the lounge of the Palace Hotel will notice a stream of immaculately robed Chinese callers on the plenipotentiary. For some days prior to the announcement of the trip to Japan, Japanese visitors have also been numerous. One of M. Joffe's two secretaries—M. Sergius Schwarsalon and M. Levine—invariably has a pleasant greeting for each caller and politely conducts him to the waiting lift. Western callers apparently do not get further than the lift, although they are treated with the same consideration belowstairs. They are told to submit a series of written questions, which may or may not be answered.
Daily visits have been paid to Dr. Sun's residence in Rue Mofiére, but other M. Joffe remains in his room at the Palace Hotel. Usually, it is reported, the interviews are short, but last week the pair werd in close consultation for four hours.
With the exception of the two secretaries, one of whom, M. Schwarsalon, is in charge of a Soviet information bureau, M. Joffe is only accompanied by his wife. On arrival at the Shanghai North Railway Station he was conducted by a Soviet naval escort from a Russian yacht. still in Shanghai, to the Palace Hotel. He leaves Shanghai for Tokio by the R. M. S. Empress of Asia to-day.
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