Harbin, Aug. 12.
According to reports received hicte, the Soviet troops stationed on the eastern frantic? are constantly walking threatening demonstrations, announcing that Unless the Russo. Chinese dispute is settled by August 15 they ave prepared to take nine Soviet war vessels up the Songari river og far as Harbin.—Tengo, Mukien Reports of Sabotage Nanking, Aug: 12
'The following commueniué hax lion received at the "Ministry Foreign Afaits from General Chang: Hsueh-lia Commander of the' Northeastern Defence Force, on! the situation along the Manchuria-Siberia trontier:— ing of the 7th, after it had been discovered that the Communists had faitempted to induce the workers at the Chalantun' coal mines to. go fon strike, the police immediately arrested the ringleaders and detailed 2 force there to maintain peace and orier.
(2). On the afternoon of the 8 a train was derailed between having been secretly. removed by the Communists, resulting in the reek of four freight cars. One Chinese. workman was. killed and many others injured. The necessary repairs tothe rails were completed by the evening of the same day and the train proceeded according to schedule.
(3) Thwee telegraph poles were! polled down near the Pokatu Station evening of the Sth by Soviet [Auisian workmen though the wires were immediately put up and harmal comnntnication successfaly maintained.
(d) Two tons of hemp in a warehouse belonging to the Man: chub Station were destroyed by fre Which was started by a Soviet employee.
(5). A number of Soviet employees at Manchuli, Chalantun and Pokata Applied for leave of absence simul taneously, They also attempted to cripple communications by sabotage.—Ta Chung.
No Serious Clashes Yet Nanking, Avg. 197
The Nanking representative of Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, Detence Commissioner of the North-cast, states he has received no message from Mukden regarding the alleged. outbreak of fighting slong the Sino-Russian border. It the opinion of the Mukden representative that, although skirm-Iohes between the Chinese and Russian troops at the border are highly probable, as yet there have been " no. serious clashes between the two forces.
With the return this morning of General Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the National Government, and the probable arrival here to-morrow morning of Mr. T. V. Soong, Minis-{er of Finance, and Mr. Tal Chi-tao, Chairman of the Examination Yuan, Important conferences, will be held among the Government leaders reding the present Sino-Russian It is understood the Fortign Relations Committee will meet soon to discuss what steps the National Government. shall take following. the receipt. of replies from the Powers to the recent Note present~ by the National Government requesting the Powers to abolish the extraterritorial rights of their subfects in. China—Reater.
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