Tokyo, June 9.
Negotiations for ing a definite exchange rate between the Japanese yen and the Russian rouble will Start in Moscow to-morrow, it was announced to-day.
'Arrangements for the discussion were made in Tokyo between the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr: K. Hirota, and' the Soviet Ambassador, Yurenev. The Foreign Office has cabled full instructions to Mr. K. JObta, Ambassador in Moscow—United Soviet Representations Made to Manchu Officials Habarovsk, June According to a report from Harbin, the assistant chairman of the board of the Chinese Eastern Railway, M. Bandura, has sent a letter to' the chairman, Mr. Li Shao-keng, stating that, with the coming of spring, the activities of bandits have increased, particularly on the eastern section of the railway. Bandits are causing railway accidents, pillaging the population, Killing and kidnapping employees of the railway and pas-Sengers, and raiding stations, thereby Gisorganizing the work of the railway.
The headquarters of the railway] guards has failed to take adequate measures to protect the railway and the safety of its employees and pas-Sengers, says M. Bandura.
Enumerating many cases of recent] attacks on the railway, M. Bandura points out the insuMeieney of railway guards along the entire eastern line, especially on the Imienpo-Wel-shaho-Kaolingtze section, to which the management of the railway has repeatedly drawn the attention of the board, M. Bandura requests that! the guards be reinforced andeffective measures be taken to protect the eastern line, most subjected to attacks.
Millions Being Spent M. Rudy, general manager of the! me, has sent a report on the matter to the railway board and requested that measures should be taken to Feinforce the railway guards. He points out that no measures have been taken by the headquarters the railway guards to protect. the eastern section of the CER. although millions have been and are being spent for the maintenance of the guards. On the contrary, he alleges, hho has been informed that it is the intention of the authorities to withdraw the guards, thus leaving the Hine at the merey of the bandits.
Simultaneously, M. Slavutsky, Soviet Consul-General at Harbin, has called attention of Mr. Shimamura, assistant diplomatic agent in Harbin, to the abnormal situation along the railway s0 far as protection is concerned, and demanded that measures} should' be taken to organize effective protection in order that. the safety of the employees and the train trae may be secured—Tass,
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