Riga, Dec, 16, A. resume of the Soviet's attitude towards the Manchurian problem is published by the Commissariat "of foreign Affairs today during the {course of which the interesting sug gestion is made that a "Far Enst Round-Table " Conference' should be called for dealing with ar Eastern questions. generally.
It is intimated that the Soviet would be willing to participate in such a conference, This suggestion will be brought to the personal notice of Mz. Yoohizawa when he arrives at Moscow jen route for Tokyo to take up his position as Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs—Reuter, Troops Despatch Sanctioned Tokyo, Dec. 17.
The Cabinet to-day sanctioned the despatch of an additional "mixed brigade to. the Kwantung Leased Tertitory, where it will be available as reliefs for the troops in Man-
which" was' sent, from. Korea expected that the brigade ted that the bri September 29, following the occupa tion of Mukden and other cities by the Japanese forces, will be with: drawn, In addition to the mixed brigade ordered to Manchuria the Cabinet has decided to send two battalions to Tientsin and at the same time will order the withdrawal of one battalion sent there from Dairen on November 28 at the time of the recent outbreak of fighting between Chinese and the Japanese garrison in the concession.
armed that on arrival in of the new brigade the lo which crossed into Manchuria on September. 19 will return to Korea to resume its normal duties.
Therefore when the present mo ments are completed the Japanese force in Manchuria will remain approximately the same as nov about 20,000 men—the normal garrison plus two mixed brigades.—
Provi ional Government Harbin, Dee, 17, Reuter learns to-day that Lioutei lant-Colonel Itahaki and several other Japanese officers recently had fan interview. with General Ma [Chang-shen at his headquarters at Hailun, It is surmised here that the object of their visit was to ascertain whether General Ma would' be willing to join a provincial. coalition government Headed by either Gen-feral Chang: Hai-peng, the 1 Ikiang rebel leader, or. by Chang Ching-hui, Governor of Harbin.. The outcome of the interview however, is being kept a secret. Reuter, Tokyo and Marshal Chang Tokyo, Dec. 17.
The position as between Marshal Hsueh-liang and the. Japa ese is believed to have been alter-led slightly by his resignation from post of vice-commander-in-chief land, air and sea forces.
both he and President [Chiang Kai-shek have resigned the Young Marshal's allegiance. Nanking fs regarded here as being only nominal, og it was his purely Personal connection with President Ghiang that served to link him janking, According to official commentators who are intimate with Marshal
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