Excuse for Chang Tso-lin to Reassert His Kingdom Peking, July 22.
General Sun Lich-chun, who appears to be the main source of communication between the Central Government and General Chang Tso-lin, has telegraphed to the Cantral Government saying that General Chang has instructed General Wu Chun-sheng to ce-operate in suppressing the bandits in the Chientao region.
General Wu at Hailar does not occupy a favourable position for operations at Chientao, but he is Vice-Commandant of Bandit Suppression in Heilungkiang and Kirin, General Sun Lich-chun being Commandant, and as such has a, certain responsibility for the condition of affairs at Chientao.
But, as General Chang Tso-lin is endeavouring to claim the right to negotiate independently with the Japanese authorities at Mukden regarding the suppression of these bandits, it seems likely that General Chang is covertly trying to assert his authority in this question by this order to General Wu.
Reuter The "North China Daily Mail" learns that a, certain amount of coal is being "moved from the K. M. A. mines to Chinwangtao, a few cars being now available.
Prortp contemplating paying a visit to Japan will learn with satisfaction that the police of Yokohama have started a campaign against ricsha, men who fleece strangers. Papers in Japan admit that the campaign is long overdue. this pledge, with a fair time allowed her to make good, the question of recognition can be taken up. Time is also expected to define more clearly than is known at present the exact relations that exist between Chita Moscow and whether the two are separate governments or one and the same.
Japan will not attempt to secure from Chita any guarantees respecting the Merkulov government or the Russian residents of the Maritime Province, and will be careful not to give any justification to any allegations that she is attempting to interfere internally between the Russian factions.
was at first suggested that the coming conference be held at Dalny, but the Russian spokesmen. object to this, wholly on the grounds that the cost of living in the Japanese leased territory is excessively high. The conference, therefore, will probably be held at Harbin, or at Manchuli.
When the Japanese forces are withdrawn this autumn from the Siberian mainland, the Japanese canneries and shore stations along the northern fishing grounds will be left to the protection of the Russian authorities.
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