Peking, Sept. 20. Despatches from Berlin alles! agreement, but that Russia, boping that as a camp! other the for a turn in the internal political or military situation in China, mani fested stiffness at the last moment and declined to go through with the pact. This tale is denounced as completely false.
Tt is declared that Nanking has resorted to propaganda of this sort, in order to persuade the Mukden authorities to keep a firm. attituc and to assist in the sale of the disbandment lean bonds.—United Pre:
Nanking Refuses to Give in opening of negri for the settlement of the t di pute, Nanking has expressed its: agreeable to the appointment of the assistant manager for the Chinese Eastern Railway prior to the oper ing of negotiations.—Alescow, ever, is said to be holding' to its original demand for the appoint: ment of both the manager and the:
instant-manager, in acconlance with the Peking-liulzden Agreement of 19:
It is further stated that for the Nanking, Sept. 20.
According to a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the text Jof the Soviet reply to the Chinese hate, which is reported to have been handed to the Chinese Minister in Berlin, General Chiang Tso-ping, through the German Foreign Office, has, not yet been received at the Ministry.
Tt is stated that, judging by press] reports of the Soviet reply, the insistance of Moscow upon the appointment of the Manager and Assistant Manager of the CE.R. as a condition prior to the opening of formal negotiations, indicates the Soviet Government's disinclination fo reach an amicable settlement of the present controversy.
'The National Government, it is further stated, cannot accede' to the shove demand of Russia, even at the risk of a breakdown of the negoti time being all negotiations are suspended, partly due to the absence fof General Chiang Too-ping the} Chinese Minister, from Berlin and partly to the uncopronising attitude taken by both the National] land Soviet Governments.
The German Foreign Office, how: ever, is understood to tz con is efforts to effect an early corfipromise—Ta Chung.
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