Fuchin, Oct. 29.
Admiral Shen Hung-li, on board the flagship yesterday, made an me creating statement regarding the present situation in Manchuria, He The Central Government ha strict orders to all command:
never to attack, but only tu de-end themselves in the attacked sec-This order has been strictly obeyed everywhere with the result writer says "that on my whole way "I would like to point out," the out from "Moscow to Vladivostok T have not noticed any signs of preparations for war, nos a single troop train, no crowded soldiery in the railway' stations. My attention to this fact was drawn by the group of the Soviet journalists, represent atives of the Leningrad and Moscow newspapers, who were" sent as correspondents to the Sine-Soviet border, "My fest long stop Habarovsk, General Blicher's headquarters. On the day after my arrival, I was. received by Blocher at The is headquarters, the Sino-Soviet conflict.
"The quarters occupied Blicher are modest and simplo—several big maps of China on the walls, and a big map of Northern Maneburi Just in front of his desk, fair haired man about 40, in mili tary uniform but without the mili tary mien, rose to his fect to meet me. We sat down and Blcher was first to speak, Ie talks calmly, and, uecentuating, every senteni am ® simple Russian their positions for violating the 29241 trating at Dauria, with the obvious that the commanders have lost am a Ruseian yo Agresment by engaging im. com- intention ati nehuria, Uevedet was in charge of the tele- roceunition of taking the initia.) man, who fought og a private in munistic propaganda and by taking General Chans the is] none system of the railway—ieee they have simp? had to await] te, rants of the Asarist Army. Important decisions without" €0n-mobilizing all available forces to ce (tree tro any point, Such a situa €ating the way with Germany, was sulting the Board of Directors. yuise any attempted invasion.
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