Harbin, Jan, 25. and that hostilities were actually] pened between them at 3 a.m. on the 22nd instant, though no confirmation has been received as yet.—Eastern. News Agency.
London, Jan, 25.
Giving prominence to the Iatess turn in the situation in Manchuria, the "Daily Telegraph" ironically treaty rights had been insolently. violated, and whose nationals had been thrown into prison by the exercise of arbitrary power. The paper adds that Comrade Chicherin is well aware that the Government} at Peking is as unable to influence the actions of Marshal Chang Tso-lin "as the government of Capetown or Buenos Aires."
Emphasizing Chinese uneasiness with regard to the intentions of the Soviet in Manchuria, the "Tele-goes on to refer to fter to abandon Ri Chinese Eastern Railway and the persistent proclamation by Russiaa agents that the Chinese ought to be absolute masters in their own territory and that any treaty ossing limits to that mastery mig! was released and' the question Was At noon today, Comrade, vant] justly be treated as a scrap of aper. The paper concludes by transferred for negotiation by the 7 A Pointing out that Comrade Cai-authorities in Peking and Mukde The southern section of the Chinese Eastern Railway, it is expected, will recommence traffic to-day.—Eastern News Agency.
Mukden, Jan, 25.
On the evening of the 24th the question of the Chinese m Railway was discussed by the Russian Consul-General a1 Fengtien authorities with the resul* that the following terms and conditions were agreed upon:
1. The Chinese authorities should] effect the immediate release cannot be regarded serious misgivings on Harbin Consulate Poking, Jan. 25.
The Soviet secretary of the railway is freely quoted as having said that if the Chinese do not comply with the ultimatum of Moscow' within the specified time, Fed troops will be brought into the railway zone to take over control of the railway.
telegram from Harl of Comrade Ivanoff.
2, Russian authorities should recommence railway—_traflic immediately.
3. The—transports of the Chinese armies should be carried on manchuli in order to prevent the passage of red troops.
'Another important incident, it reported, occurred at Harbin' last] Friday night when the Chinese authorities surrounded the Soviet In answer to Comrade Karakhan's Frotest against the arrest of Comrade Ivanoff, the Director-General of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Marshal Chang Tso-lin telegraphed rday'to the Soviet ~Ambassador, to the following effect:—
"Tt is regretted that you Leon led astray by M. Tvanoff and seem to have ug accurate knowledge about the truth of the case. It must be pointed out that the Chinese Eastern Railway runs rough the domain of China and that the Thret Eastern Provinces have specially stationed Chinese troops to guard the Railway, bez ing the expenses and respon:
this respect.
Consalate-General and removed quantity of arms and documents.—Reater's Pacific Service.
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