Tokyo, Aug. 29.
While it is definitely denied that} Japan has offered to mediate tween Russia and China, oficial quarters intimate that Baron Shide-the Minister for Foreign] Affairs, in addition to taking every opportunity to impress on the Chinese Envoy arid the Soviet Ambas-lor the desirability that the two countries should come to terms, is also acting as a channel through! which the views of the one country] are being transferred to the other.
Official circles continue to. believe that the basis of the opening of formal negotiations will be reached before long by the Soviet agreeing to appoint new administrative chiefs to the Chinese Eastern Railway—Reuter.
Mukden, Aug. 23.
Foreign observers. arti to-day state that they have seen Central Governmt_ troops along] the Peking-Mukden Railway, some] of whom were even further north than Luanchow.—Reuter,
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