clayed by Censor), The Chinese press here declarer that "the Soviet" Consul here, Slavutsky, intends citizens with arms if adequate pro-ion ix not forthcoming from the 1 authorities, un stated to be the sequel to cident at the Soviet Consulate fon the night of Auiure 28, when {wo Russians gained an entrance to the climbing over the. wall find. pointed their revolvers at the wife of a. Consular secretary and her mother.
"AL the time the two women were standing near the entrance of th apartment. On seeing the maraudfers, they screamed and the two men fed towards. the gates, where they hela up the watchman and escaped.
The two women and the watchman have made statements alleging that the marauders belong. to certain [White Russian organisations repermitted by the police auth rites to carry arms.
The Soviet Consul is said to have reported the incident to the Foreign Ministry at Moscow. Pointing out the danger of further attacks on }the Soviet Consulate by White Russians, he is alleged to have threaten zens here if not afforded:
Bandits' Extravagant' Demands:
Death Threatened Newchwang, Sept. 19, ing exists between Soviet and Japan is quite an open question, bhut certainly there appears to be much better feeling between Manjehukuo and the U-S.S.R.
Mr. Shiv Luicben, representative lof the Manchukuo Foreign Ministry lat Harbin, has returned from his visit to Changchun where ho went for the purpose of receiving instructions regarding unsettled questions lpetween the Manchukuo and Soviet IGovernment. He stated that ithe question of the Manchukuo government. opening consulates in the Soviet Far East was now practlcally settled, this question "not cognition of Mlanchukuo by the wing anything to do. with. the Te
{Soviet Government. In negotiations which have been conducted between the two sides it was recognised, that inasmuch "as on "Manchurian terit new. government had. been insomuch Chinese eon. plates in the U.8-8.R. have lost significance.
The Manchukuo Government have officially stated that all documents issued by the Chinese Consuls would Met be recognised by the new state. lin view of the fact that there are no Manchukuo consulates in the U.SS.R. considerable inconvenience has been caused, as has already been seen in several cases.; The. local press has already mentioned the Incident which occurred on the Manjehurian frontier in connection with ithe Soviet diplomatic courier Serexefl, who was travelling to Harbin with a visa issued by the Chinese (Consul at Viadivostock, and owing I ito this the was held up on the frontier, and had to return to the Besides this the Manchukuo Gov. lornment considers that inasmuch a there are Soviet Consulates in Manchuria, in so much there should lbe _Manchukuo consulates in the The question of opening a Man: Jehukuo Consulate at Blagovest lehensk has been finally settled and for this post Mr. Kui Hun-chi, for~ Imerly in the Foreign Office at Harbin, has' been, "appointed, with Mr. Toshizu as Vice-Consul." Both these men, with a complete Consulate staff, are leaving at once for [Blagovestchensk to open the first Consulate of the new state abroad. [Following the opening of this Con-Consulates wil be ongred at Vladivostok, Habarovsk The question of the transfer wharjyes and warehouses on the 8th Section is approaching a final settlement, as 1U has been agreed to wave the question of ownership for the moment and only. take up the question of rental. It has been de-leded to draw up a hire agreement the 'CHER. "Commercial Agency. and the Harbour Administration of the North Basten Shp Been. very long. in abeyance. bat it ing. Company. This question hes
has now been settled on the. basis lof the Manchukuo Government hiring Jout the wharves. and warehouses on return of CER. rolling stock, which The negotiations regarding the
was taken away by the USSR. some time ago, are still going on Jand it is hoped that a definite reply will shortly be from [Moscow on thi Mirs'Sh Lvicben also referred to the. question of "payment omites of those strvamta who were There is at last definite news regarding the fate of Mrs: Pawley and her fellow captive, Mr. Corkran. The bandits are demanding -heavy ransom for Mr, Pawiey's release and. declare that unless it is forthcoming, she will be shot.
Her father, "Dr. Phillips, received a loiter signed. by' three chiefs of the gang of bandits which captured Mrs, Pawley and" Mr. Corkran from the Newchwang race course. The letter declares that she being well treated in expectation the payment of ransom for her Felgase, "The lever says "Since we seized Pawley and took her to our headquarters we have treated her well because we want @ little sum' of money. We hope on. receipt of this letter you will send us' within "seven days $700,000, 200 pistols, 200,000 rounds of pistol ammunition, 30,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, 100 gold rings, 580 gold watches, and 90 old wrist watches, These must be sent within seven days or Mrs. Pawley will be shot, If Japanese' come after us your [daughter also will be killed, "Will Dr. Phillips please keep thig seeret_and send detailed of what he is sending for fear of losses €n route, We do not want any Fengtien banknotes.
"As to the A.P.C, gentleman Mr. Corkran, we do not include him in these terms. If the A.P.C. do not discuss matters he will suffer. "It next week they do not come to dis-fairs his ear will be sent—Pei Dactien, Hai Shun, Chu Sheng."
Dr. Phillips hag replied to this letter, saying he wishes the pandita, who hold his daughter to send. re-
Jchwang to discuss matters with him. sponsible representatives. to New-Reuter London, Sept. 19, The fate of the' tro" Brit:
captured at Newchwrang con tinuen to arouse widenprend amity The'Daliy Express" criticises Sir ohn Simon's apparent inactivity tu ihe matter and contrast it with the Sapanese vigour after: the murder Captain Nakamura inst year the Haan ation when istlonae of that country" were besieged. taken from the Chalainor mines nto Soviet Russia during' the cons 1028." These servants. were Chinese' cltisens "of. "Russian
away have now cease aoa andthe Cinna Eaton money to their families, as nothing "known regarding. he men. who twere taken "aways The "railway cherte are demanding, hal the fainties must produce tetiery from those who were taken into. Russia, Sut this demand seems to be rather strange, sx'it has been fully estab: ished that these. men. were taken nto Soviet. Russia atthe time mentioned, and therefore the Aan Ghukvo Government have decided to Storoughiy' investigate this. tautter question. of the. arrested cilizene was not Youched upon Set thie ie one of the a fons on which the' Soviet demanding a definite reply. These titiens were arrested. aw being cone nected, with, the attempts ok the Sungari bridge and. the, wreck of the Japanese. troop train. Guite ately they were all removed rom Harbin to Changchun, ostensibly for [trial since. when nothing has been rea of them,
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