Commons Discuss Japanese Railway Officials' Release Dumping in Hongkong Harbin, Feb, 6.
Al necessary legal steps for the release of the six Soviet officials of the Chinese Eastern Railway were Jcompleted to-day and local authori-ities are awaiting a formal order from the Ministry of Justice in, Chungehun to turn them loose.
Tt was learned that the Manchurian Government will issue a [statement in Harbin and Tokyo upon release of the six men, who have been-held in prison since last, November on charges of interfering in the operations of the C.E.R.
Manchoukuo made one condition for the release of the prisoners, nomely that Manchurians or Russians who are acceptable to Manicheukuo should be appointed success sors of the six men, but no word has been received yet whether this condition has been accepted—United Press, London, Feb. 6.
A. suggestion for the appointment ofa British trade commissioner in Manchuria and an inquiry concern: in the damping of Japanese cement in Hongkong" were made in. the House of Commons to-day.
The question of a trade commis~ sioner "was "raised" by Captain ALY: G."Dower (Conservative), mn reply, Mr. D. J, Colville, Secre. tary for the Department of Overseas 'Trade, recalled that a commercial secretary. had been appointed. in August, 1980, to reside in Harbin, but had been' transferred to, Peking Because ie was found tat his sere Vices were" mote urgently needed He said that British trade inter. ests in Manchuria were adequately Fepresented by His" Majesty's Con sular officers, but he fully appreciate. td the importance of the point rais-fed by Mr. Dower and Wished to assure him that the position would bs Daien, Feb. 6
Gen, Takashi Hishikari, Japanese Commander-in-Chief ili Kuantung and Ambassador in Manchu ria, says Russia does not under-stond Japan and. he hopes that here will be mo "accidental inoidents." These statements were made in reference to Soviet military preparations along the Manchurian borders The General in a statement, sys jit would be a good thing to send private individuals on unofficial missions to Moscow to alleviate the tension between the two countries, It "appears", he says, that Russia has surrounded the greater part Jof Manchuria's frontiers with mili-tory establishments, active military bases having been built at Visdivostok,—Spassk,. Blagoves chen sky Habarovak and, Dauryia.
"I do not know whether" these itary establishments have been built for defensive or for offensive purposes, or in fact what th wits are aiming to do, but, this jis a time when we should all be most careful mot to create any ac-
The General expresses profound jregrot that Russia "misunderstands The fade that Soviet Rus-established extensive forications along the Siberian fron-acts a Inck of understanding of Japanese policy.
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