The "flarhinskoye Vremya" has slarted a campaign for the collection of funds to assist the Rightists in Spain in their Might against the Government. All representatives of the Russian employees of the Railway have announced that they will contribute one per cent. of one month's salary. Collections are also being made amongst employees of all White /Russian enterprises In the city, and. It is hoped that a considerable sum will be raised (0 be remitted to}
Spain.
Before the transfer of the Chinese Eastern Tollway to Manchoukuo, there were more than 40,000 Soviel citizens living In Harbin, but of these 23,000 left the city during the evacuation period from June _to August 1935, and about 4,000 more left for Soviet Russia after the official evacuation period. It is stated that about 4,000 Soviet citizens have taken Jout Manchoukuo passports, most_of these being people who have resided here for many years and own houses, lend or commercial enterprises. official announcement states that the number of actual Soviet residents in Harbin, does not exceed 5,000.
Mr. Motishima, who was for many years Consul-General for Japan, frst in Mukden and ther in Harbin, has returned from Berlin to visit Man-Jehoukuo, Last year he was appointed Pirst Secretary to the Japanese bay in Berlin and eft Harbin lost November, In an interview he stated that the German Government's attitude towards Manchoukuo and the question of recognition of the State has been very favourable and friend~ ly, and that the only obstacle confronting Germany in according de jure recognition is the delicate question of German-Chinese trade and the importance of the Chinese market to Germany. One cannot but regard the /Manchouluo-German Trade Agree ment as de facto recognition of the new State and the German Government is thinking of sending commercial representatives to. Hsinking. The office of the Manchoukuo Trade Commissioner already has been established in Berlin.
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