Peking, Jan. 21, The Sino-Russian friction seems to be reflected i increasing Kuo-inch un activities, the leaders of whi are arranging to resume the expedition against 3 shal Chang They are also endorsing, the invitation of General Sun Yueh, Governor of Cfihli, to Marshal Feng Vu-hsi to resume active control of the Kuominchun forces, The Sino-Russian trict seems to be reflected in meres 1 Kuo. munching activities, the leaders of which are arranging to resume the cxpediti against Marshal Chang Tso-lin, They are also endorsing, the invitation of General Sun Yueh, Governor of Chihli, to Marshal Feng Yuchsiang to resume active coutel of the Kuominchun forces.
As regards this expedition the Proposal was that General Chung-lin, Garrison Commandant at Later, The Tass Agency reports that the southern section of the Chinese Eastern Railway is still closed, and all members of the Russian trade unions in Harbin have been arrested, Chinese. detachments have occupied the workers' clubs and trade union premises, and the whole city has the aspect of a military camp, In "his telegraph to Marshal Chang Tso-lin already mentioned, Comrade Karakhan added: ask you for the last time immediately to take measures,—first for the release of M. Ivanoff and the other railway officials, and secondly for the immediate sup-Pression of military interference with the railway; also to fix the amount payable for military trans-Tort so that in future it may be made part of the railway profits due to China."
The Waichiaopu has telegraphed to Marshal Chang Tso-lin urging the immediate release of Comrade Ivanoff, General Manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and state ing that the other outstanding questions will be settled immediate-
While the Russian claim for pay ent for the transportation of the Chinese troops was legal and logical, it was made at an unfortunate mo. ment, for immediately afterwards the Tupan of Heilungkiang began to send troops to Mukden in response to "Marshal Chang Tsoclin's urgent request. Being unable tq comply with the railway's demands he Tupan marched his troops 30 miles to, the head of the new Tsittravelled, ihat Railway over which they
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