Accoring to a message received here to-day, the Soviet Foreign Com. missar, M. Karakhan, declare that, barring @ solution of the pending issue "between Russia and. China within two months, Russia will take over control of the Chinese Eastern Railway by force.—Reuter, "According to Japanese messages the Limit is three weeks—Ed.
Nanking, Sept. 24.
With reference to" the. report fiom Moscow to the effect that the Soviet Foreign Commissar, 3 Karakchan, has declared that, barring a solution of the pending issue between Russia and China within tivo months, Russia will take over control of the Chinese Eastern Rail by force, the Foreign Office to-day sent a cable to General Chiang Ts ping, the Chinese Minister to Germany, requesting him to make i quiries regarding the truth of this report.—Reuter,
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