The Chinese delegate's train rived nearly a day late at Harharevsk, principally on account of! the delay which took place at Suifenho, the Chinese frontier station, where the Chinese military command refused to let the special go] further, ying that he had 19] order, Tt was not un"! the lowing morning that the sandbags were removed from the third tunnel ard the mines on the road. Stead removed, and the mission }~f* with the locomotive at the ta of the train. At the end of the third tunnel there was a Soviet engine waiting" to'take on the train, and Harbarowsk was reached the next day without incident. Tt is worthy of note that on the Mission train were some twenty cases of champagne, -cxmied ro doubt for the special purpose of celebrating the signing of the preliminary agreement. Mr. Tsi carried signed eredentias both from Nanking and Mukien, so no hitch in the issue was expected, The International Train What's locally called the International Train, carrying representatives of the British, American, Japanese, French and German Con. Sulates, lett yesterday for the western section of the railway, to in-Vestigate the real happenings occuring between Bukuta and Man-chub during the past fortnight, Only two of the party are in the Consular service, a Japanese Consul and sri American Vice-Consul, the others selected to go by the different consulates are local re-ridents, al! with an intimate knowledge of Russian, some American] and Japancee journalists help to swell up the numbers to 18 and] include Mr. Dwight E. Wright the "Chisago Daily News" and Mr. Robert Smith of the "Christian Science Monitor." It is yet a ques ion whether they will get. through Manchuli, or not for the Chinese advance guard is at the sta. tion Mienduho and further on is no man's land., Reports have it, that the mission wired to Chita to ask permission to proceed to Man-hull and got tke reply that the Soviets had nothing to do with the matter and that they were not mix. ing themselves vp with the Menzel affairs. What this really means remains to be seen, though it is quite possible that the Young Mongols of Barga hive taken over the administration of this district, over which they have been eager to regain control. But less the operating of the railway when necd-ed is no doubt in the hands of the Soviets.
An official communique says that some 100 Red cavalry attacked the station Charomte, but were beaten! off by the Chinese on the 12th. is a question whether the cavalry] were Reds or Mongols, as Soviet} radiograms say that all' Red troops are being emeuated from this section.
A Missionary Among Refugees The Rev, Charles Leonard, who has been distributing foodstuffs clothing and medicines for the American Red Cross to needy Russian refugees at different stations, has made very interesting reports, on his. esperiexces. To see him in the field, he dees not fulfill the popular conception of the missionary as far as his clothes are con-cored, es he wears high boots, corduroy breeches and a sheepskin ewentially a pi missionary, and the one in North Manchu: face, he is always on the move going to the most out of-the-way places, unmindful of the hunghutze, and speaking the Shantung dialect well as any of them. Close) association with the Chinese for so many years has made him a physiognomist and be claims to be able to tell what da trict of Shantung Chinese comes from, even before the man has opened speak his own dialect.
Mr. Leonard happened to arrive at Bukuts, just at the time that the Sovie: aeroplanes began bombing the place, and stayed right through the bombardment though secking shelter ether than -his rai way-cur. His Russian companions) eft by the last train, but he remained on to lock after the supplies he had brought with him for] Cistribution, He had more than one narrow escape before he returned] te his car, which was as he had} left it thowgch in the rush for shelter, the doors had not been locked and; Tooting: was going on. He had also} some unpleasant experiences with the soldiers, in one ease a mere!
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