Peking, Nov. 4.
The 200 "White" Russian soldiers and officers captured by the Advance Forces of the Fourth Group Army during the expedition against Chang Chung-chang arrived under escort from Tangshan last evening, and are at present staying in the barracks formerly occupied by the White" Russian corps of the Fengtien Army. The Russian privates: were each given $10 and the officers from $20" to $10 according to their ranking, by General Pei Taung-hsi.—Kuo Min.
'That pacdly explains why, upon Mr. Avil' arrival in Nanking, he seas bombarded with inquiries from Newspaper reporters as to his mise.
fon He. mot them with the an-for that he had come only to cal here and to He had come on no official missi Inquiry both at the Foreign Office and the National Government show that Mr. Arita made only friendly calle on political leaderr and carried on no nego the authorities, or even conversations of importance. The statement. that he had come to "observe conditions" has, however, been accepted Gubiously by the newspapers, since fall his time was taken up in making "frondly calls." It is, however. certain that he had no conversations importance with either Dr. C. T. Wang, Nationalist Minister for Foreign Affairs, or General 4 Kai-shek, Chairman of the National Government—Reuter.
To Allay Chinese Fears Nanking, Nov. 8.
Mr. S. Yada, the Japanese Con-'
General, arrived here this morning from Shanghai at 7:30 o'clock.
In an interview given to Toho, he declared that he came here with view to allay the apparent fear which existed on the part of the National Government tat the SiroJapanese negotiations might be discontinued, Jard at the same time to inform them of the real intentions of the JJapanese Government, which is, determined to do its utmost to bring successful result to the recent Lam cing to meet Dr. C. T. Wang," he concluded, "and expect: to go back to Shanghai to-night. I do not think that the various questions will be discussed in detail fat the meeting."—Toho.
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