Soviet Sanctions Offices In Many Cities Harbin, Sept. 4. citizens were arrested
the Chengho dam, ange of attempting ey fare employees of the Chinese Tokyo, Sept, 6.
The Soviet Government has ac-Jcepted the proposal of the Mancha-kuo Government to. establish con-th Isulates at Vladivostok, - Blagoves. jehensk, "Kharbarovak, Chita and Verkuhne-Orediensk, according information received from. usually reliable sources in Harbin, to-day.
'At the same time, itis stated, the Poviet Union has agreed to effect' a 50 per cent, reduction in freight rates on cargoes to be used or the relief of flood victims in Northern Manchuria, The reduction will apply to. all relief shipments over the Chinese Eastern Railway for the next two months.
The Harbin wharf question now between Manchukuo and the Soviet Union will be settled shortly, it is stated.—United Press.
Ace to information. from [Japanese sources, it is estimated that 80,000 persons were drowned and 500,000 tons of cereals were [destroyed by floods between Harbin fand Tangyuan, and a river 20 miles pers One. samers with barges are now procedtling to Harbin with 100, (000 refugees, The Sungari river has risen one finch but the waters in ower by a foot—Reuter,
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