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Advaree Beyond Bukutu: International Train Returns to Harbin Mukden, Dec. 21.
The importance of the Young Mongols Independence movement is growing.
They are reported to be carrying Red emblems, to be dressed in uniform and to be well armed with rifles—Reuter.
Tokyo, Dec. 21.
'The Soviet's disapproval of the visit' of the International train to northwestern Manchuria has been officially intimated to the Japanese Embassy in Moscow, according to official reports received here to-day.
Meanwhile the train remains at Bukuty, half way between Tsitsihar that the bombardment of Mauch caused the death of a Japanese] woman and the waur og of an oficial of the South Manchuria Rai way. The Soviet Government, in reply, has indicated its willingness] to investigate the matter and grant] an indemnity if it is proved that)
troops were responsible Haitar, while Consuls in Harbin ind Mukden are atterapting to overcome the objections of the Chinese authorities to the investigators going to the scene of the recent Soviet invasion, The Japanese Ambassador in Moscow has drawn the attention of the Soviet Government to the fact Harbin, Dec. 20.
At a conference held recently, the! Consular Corps here decided to lodge a strong protest with General Chang Hsueh-liang, of Mukden, on the forced return of the international train to Bukutu from Mientuho, thus not attaining its original object, through interference by the Chin: ese military authorities—Rengo. will be drawn between criminals and persons detained merely for reasons of political expediency. Only the latter class of prisoners will be released—Kuo Min.
The Barga Complication Tokyo, Dec. 2.
The project of a new Mongol Republic under Soviet encouragement for the District of Barga, reported in official despatches from Harbin and Mukden, is likely further to complicate the vexed Chinese Eastern Railway situation, According to apparently trust worthy information reaching Japanese officials, the "Young Mongols" toiled the opportunity of the Novem-Der invasion to occupy towns desert~ ed by the Chinese, so that Hailar at present held not by Soviet gulars but by Mongols with Russian, and Buriat officers and Russian arms.
Partial confirmation of this is given by the Russian statement at. the Harbarovsk conference that.
Hailar was occupied by Mongols and that the Russians were unable to them to evacuate i The Governor of Heilungkiang' has reported the Barga situation to Mukden, and Marshal Chang Hsueh-Tang has despatched several Mongol princes acknowledging his overlord~ ship to Barga to attempt to head off idence movement. ese opinion - is that "the Soviet authorities are perhaps encouraging the Barga development in, order to strengthen their claim that the Chinese are unable to maintain' peace in the C. E.R. zone and hence the Soviet must share the policing of the railway when the question arises at the coming conference at, Moscow on the Chinese Eastern Train Stopped at Bukutu Bukutu, Dee. 20.
The international train, which was} to leave here yesterday for Harbin loving to the refusal of the Chinese military authorities to allow it to crossover the battle line for the border district, has decided to stay) here for some time, on advices from Harbin ordering the train to remain st Bukuty, to see the outcome of the negotiations which the Japanese and the United States consular representatives are now carrying on with the Chinese authorities. regarding the movement of the train, In view of the shortage of provisions on board the international train, some of the passengers have hurried back to Harbin to buy food.
While the town of Bukutu has! been a scene of desolation since the eat break of the Sino-Soviet' warfare, the major part of the popalaton" having evacuated of the town, the stay of the international train at the place has had a salutary effect joo the lite of the town. Some of the local merchants have returned! opened their shops, and the town itself shows signs of general revival—Rengo, Train Returns to Harbin Tokyo, Dec. 21. Later. message received here from the Rengo correspondent at Harbin states that the international trai, which was attempting to ascertain the state of, affairs along the western part of the Chinese Eastern Railway, withdrew from Pokoto! (Bukats) and returned to Harbin' this afternoon following telegraphic instructions received" from the Body at Harbin, whicn Railway question—Reuter.
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