Peking, Jan, 20, Lal telegrams from Harbin and from Changchun show that the dispute between the Chinese author nnd the Soviet management in eon nexion with the Chinese Eastern Railway has reached a complete cadlock. The Chinese issued orders resumption of trafic on January 19 and attempted: to cooree the station master at Changehun into Sungari) this morning and rgent message was received here that the town was threa danger. The 1154 am. train for Harbin wes held up. 'The Chin, exe authorities at Yacmen asked the Chinese army at Kuangehentse to send troops to protect them and consequently about 60 men of th: Kailway Guards tried to leav? Awangehengtse for Yaomen by' train, The authorities of the Chis ese Eastern Railway however mair. tained that unless the Railway, Guards paid their passage money is advance they would not be allowed to proceed and consequently the Chinese soldiers are now preventing! the train being despatched at all,—Eastern News Agency.
Harbin, Jan, 16, In connexion with the suspension of the trafic of the southern line of the Chinese Eastern Railway, the Chinese authorities have strongly, protested to the Railway Administration and are conferring as to ethos steps to be taken in the matter.
Ivanov, the Director General] of the Chinese Eastern Railway, re. turned here to-night by a special train from Kuangehentee but the question remains unsettled. As it the season for the native produce market those concerned, as well ae passengers, are suffering great inconvenience by the suspension of the traffie—Eastern News Agency.
Mukden, Jan, 17, Owing ta the controversy over the transportation of Chinese! troops, the Chinese Eastern Railway has suspended its train servic Consequently, the South Manchuria Railway to-day announced that it would not handle goods which are to be transmitted by the Eastern Railway—Eastern Nes Agency.
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