Berlin, Feb. 3.
Germany's support of, the- other Western Powers' demand has een unanimously welcomed by the press Which expects that the energetic attitude adopted by the Powers will Pot an end to the present state of affairs "in Shanghai which has} caused here grave concern.
"The "Deutsche. Allgemeine Zel-tung,' in commenting on the German note to Nanking and Tokyo, insists that is should not be construed as directed: against either party. "In View of her political and econom situation as well as her own i terests in the Far East, Germany are considered here to. be. significant, indicating the possible use of aeroplanes in the Shanghai area by the American naval forees.—Reuter.
4 an Takes Harbin Moscow, Feb. 2.
The Soviet Foreign Commissary, MIN. Karakhan, to-day officially. formed the Japanese Ambassador, My. Hirota that an occupation of Harbin by Japanese forces could not be viewed with equanimity by the
strong protest from her.
Soviet Union and would evoke At the same time, it was officially announced that there was no truth the rumours and reports eireulating abroad that traffic over. the Siberian lines or the Chinese East-jem Railway had been interrupted Jor suspended.
was emphatically stated that all the trains including the expresses, were running on a schedule as far as Changchun and that all reports to the contrary were baseless—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min."
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