Tokyo, Dee. 28.
The restoration of peace-time conditions. in Manchuria is proceeding steadily with the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Chinese territory and the arrival of M. Rudy, the Manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and other Soviet officials at Mokden'to meet Marshal Chang The Jepanese Consul at Manchuli, Aelographing vin Moscow, reports that the Russians began the evacustion of Manchali on December 23. he Commander of the Russian troops left on December 24. restoration of the: train serviced to) Harbin is expected shortly.
Soviet communique, broadcast from Habarovsk, declared that} Tiailar was evacuated on December janovsky, who hasbeen!
Soviet Consul-General at ted that the 2,000 Soviet nationals who are still imprisoned at Harbin, would be released and stored to their positions on the Chi-eve Eastern Railway within the ext two or three day Ruly declared that through traffic on all parts of the railway would be resumed in a few days time.—Reuter.
The GE.Rs, New Manger i Harbin, Dee, 30.
In a statement to press represent atives, M. Rudyi, the new Soviet manager of the" CER. declared hat he would devote himself 12 immediate restoration of communica ation on the line_and improvement of the alminstration. He said that ho would avoid entanglement in poli-cal or other matters not directly velated to his duties as manager of the Railway.
To. the same press representatives, 1M, Simanovsky, the new Soviet Con-oni-General at Harbin, declared tht With the resumption of friendly re-Intions and in view of the territorial and economic bonds between Chin end Rustin, he would exert his utmost to facilitate the solution of al] outilanding issues in connection ith the recent dispute—Kuo Min.
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