Azrest of Suspect in the Harbin Kidnapping Affair Harbin, Sept. 15.
A taxi-driver named Vaganoff, suspected in some quarters of being' who assassinated ure, has been arrested by the police. Although no reason hag been given, that hig. arrest has some connection with the investiga'
into the recent Kidnapping of the pianist, "Simeon. Kasper son the owner of the Hotel Moderne.
Vaganofl was, arrested. at his home: Daring. their search of the house, the police had' their suspi-dons aroused by the furtive, bes fraviour of the man's wife. They are aid fo have found, concealed into folds of her. dressing-gown, 2 porce containing Russian gen Tevolver "and. twenty cartridges These were confiscated—Reuter, equantly it was rendered null and void by an annex to the agreement which said that the Sinkiang Go ernment had taken note of the refusal of the Soviet Government to accept the article mentioned—be: cause it was against the law of Soviet Russia, the Chinese papers concluded.
Inquiring as to the reason for this seeming revival, one is told that the authorities have come to realise that to do away. with all China's old religious customs and lenove ihr old eultore and virtues tata)." Therefore," this encourag with nothing to take their
iment on the part of those in a rity. "It gives. something for. the people to fasten to in this time of national disgrace and difficulty.
The farmers, too, have resorted again to superstitious practices to ensure good harvests. "For. example in some sections of the Siangtan county the Tata rice has been' attacked by worms. It is not sntious, but fear has driven the farmers to seck some way. to protect. their Jerops from the pests. The writer lsaw great fields of rice over a large rection. covered "with. little white in, the midst of the rice, Some sort of picture is injecribed on them and this is a charm scare away the worms. The rice harvest {son in. good earnest and the weather has been ideal, £9 far, for the harvest. The early rice free from any, pests and is 9 ferop. There will be a little Toes. in some ofthe late rice, but not to Jamount to anything.
The Church of Christ in China is building a new church building an the 12th war of. the city on the site of the old Community Guild, Fe contracts have ben let/and the rearing. down mn. There is ome hope that the new building will be completed by Christmas. of every description undertaken.
Absolute Secrecy.
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