Peking, July 9.
M. Karakhan, Soviet Envoy in the Far East, filed a protest with the Waichiaopu yesterday against the attitude of Mr. Hsu Yuan, Chinese] Foreign Affairs of alleged to have]
Hou Yuan's attitude of indifference towards the question of the transfer of the Russian Consulate in Sh hai tends to nullify the Sino-Russian. agreement, The Rosta News Agency to-day reports that, although the Soviet Envoy, at the beginning of June, fealled on the Waichinopu to deliver the four Russian ships at Woosung, the Chinese Government not only li fails to execute the delivery but also no reply has been given as yet to the Soviet Envoy in this respect. The same news agency further says that the ships in question avo still under the charge of the Chineeo Commissionry of Foreign Affairs of Shanghai with General Glebof's followers aboard and that these Whites are constantly selling important materials of the ships, abovementioned—Eastern News Agency.
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