Mr. Mantell in his into lew point ed'out that "the books of the CHR. have, bee '0 kept by the Russians that itis impossible to tell what real situation is to-day." 'This said by him in' Mukden, but is arrival at ion tsin he said that no actual valvay books of aseoant having access only to daubtfu rds compiled by. the celebrated Mts. Ostroumot 'Meanwhile, While continuing sojourn ina "Mukden' Hotel, could. without ficulty have. obtained for. few dollars {in good English, of tailed loments of operating. revfenues and expenditures, different: Dusiness accounts and all' sta ial data. pertaining to the: Chinese The: abo was, compli ind published the Economic Bureau of the CHR. whose-head is.and was.at that time The nod in this. book, coves elutely all branches of of the Chinese Eastern! Railway, for 1928 and previous years.
The: Angasta's railway expert me formants expressed their amusem ent that such a. specially imported as Mr. J. J. Mantelt evidently not suspect the: existence. of that sources of knowledge idea Mz, Ostroumoff's illustrious. "records."
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