The Archive · 1933

Tenghsien, Sung., May 25

The outstanding event of the year in Shantung, and North Kiangsu as well, is the wheat harvests The Jcity'dwellers and the country folk fare alike affected because the Jowners of the land live behind high walls and the tenants alone live on the congregate into villages for mutual protection against bandits.

The owners of the land go to the farms during harvest to watch the Ingathering, so the deserted and the Practically no business. Money borrowed months before is "prom.

Harbin, May 31, It is reported that M. Slavutsky, Soviet Consul-General has lodged a firm protest against. the arrest by the manchoukuo authorities of four Soviet national ployed by the British-owned territory. have finally been released.

The two men were charged with buying attempted to remove documents belonging to the Chinese Eastern Railway. These are stated

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