Such rumours, the petition say' fare of such a nature as to. pro-Judice the Chinese Enstern Railway land its Russian staff, morally and ally, in the gravest manner. It is alleged that the clients of the Chinese Eastern Ruilway may fect disinclined to continue transacting business with the ayondes who are being engaged in on bebait of the:
Russian Communist Party. fear that these charges in the offices bx and that pla transactions may Such rumours place the Rus staff in a disreputable position of suspicion, Plaintiffs alleged that they are' seriously affected by the statements complained of and demanded an immediate retraction of the statements and a public apology published in the defendant paper and in the leading foreign and Chinese newspapers of Shanghai Not content with refusing to meet this demand, defendant on the fol-owing day commented on a letter from Messrs, Fleming & Allman and stated that exist in Shanghai and that justice may pos sibly not consider as a crime the lation of the Bole Tu order to obtain reparation tha: present action was brought, com=
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