The Manchurian news about changes and movements of officials in these parts as sent out by the various telegraphic agencies, usually most inaccurate. " According to a Reuter telegram, Admiral Shen, who is the premier Manchurian Navy Commander, has arrived at Tsingtao when actually the gentleman is still in Harbin, though it ig true he intended leaving shortly for that port. Then there axe Chinese telegrams to the effect that the Civil Adiminstrator of the Special (C.ER.) Area is to be replaced, and that several new appointments have been made in the military commands of Heilungkiang and Jehol Provinces all this Is at any rate premature.
The post of Civil Administrator is actually a most important one, fas-all questions concerning the activities of Russians living inside the special area, which includes a part of both Kirin and Heilungkiang Provinees have. to be settled by General Chang Ching-kuei, who is a trusted high official of Mukden. The latter is quite willing to quit. his ost at any time, but for various reasons the Young Marshal wants him to remain on., Mukden is going to, try and get Moscow to agree to hoid the coming Sino-Soviet Conference in Harbi instead of in Moscow, and as soon a Tapan Mo returns to Harbin, which will be in a day of #0, this question will be: brought up officially at the U.S. 8. R. Gonsulate-General The argument of Mukden for this change fs that the Tupan has not been empowered. by Nanking to settle questions affecting China as a whole, but he is able to do so as regards all matters pertaining to. Manchuria. As his presence is also necessary in Harbin for the welfare of the CER. of which Soviet Russia is a partner Mr. Mo, will ask that Harbin be substituted for Moscow. Whether Moscow will agree is a. different fter, and the writer is rather inclined to think that they won't.
The Police Administration, which jeontrofs newspapers in Harbin, censors all Russian press material, has confiscated the last issue of the weekly Russian journal "Theatre and Art" whose nominal editor is a British subject; but the letter actually takes no active part in ts publication, which is being run by Soviet citizens, It appears that the article that caused the trouble had been partly censored by the police previous to publication, but this had deen done carelessly." An apology to the police by "the editor" saved the latter from being fined, according to the official Police report, which appeared in one of the local Russian dailies. The funny side of the whole business, is that the responsible editor Knew nothing about what had happened until he read about it in another paper, for the Russians had deputed a man to call on the police and right things.
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