Fr. Whitewright, a resident Tienisin for the past 26 years, was proceeding to the Country Club to carry out his duties as secretary Despite the blockade, a large number of foreigners are visiting the Coun-toy Club for a breath of fresh air.
is learned on excellent authority, but It has not been officially confirmed, that Ataman Semenoff, Cossask leader, has arrived in Tien sin. Semenoff played an important role in Admiral Kolchak's Siberian campaign, and considerably hampered the Admiral's activities in the trans-Baikal region.
He is the present leader of the Japanese-sponsored and controlled White Russian "Ant-Communist" movement in the Far East, to which the White Russian organization is in Tientsin.
His presence in Tientsin has aroused much speculation, especially: Tin connection with the tense local situation, and the efforts of the Japanese to link up the White Rus-Slans with the anti-British -movement in North China.
The eleventh day of the blockade sees no relaxation in the Japanese restrictions in regard to both food and personal movements, but an intensification of the anti-British propaganda campaign.
Newspapers, loud-speakers, wire-Jess, handbills and other means are being extensively used to spread the anti-British movement.
'The latest' development is an attempt to implicate' White Russians in the campaign. In this connection article in the Japanese-controlled Chinese daily," states that a parade of White" Russian volunteers—the corps was formed by the Japanese-fostered Anti-Commun-st Committee—will assemble with arms. in the ex-German Concession on Sunday afternoon, from where a demonstration will be made towards the British Concession.
The strength of the Russian volunteers Is estimated at about 300.
The commander-in-chief of the corps, General Eglau, is purported Ito have issued an order that all volunteers must be present, and that any prevented from attending by their foreign employers on the Brounds of pressure of business should resign forthwith, Lord Halifax's Action amount news in Tientsin this morning was Reuter's telegram from London stating that Lord Halifax, the British Foreign Secretary, lad specially seen Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, the Japanese Ambassa~ dor, in connection with the. latest indignities indicted on Britons in Tientsin, Hope is widely being expressed that a firm stand will now be taken Britain.
The news considerably affected the local Russian community, who discussed angle at ely morn ing news exchange market—Vietoria Park.
Next to Britons, developments in Tientsin most vitally affect White Russian emigres, of whom about 5,000 have found refuge in this port, fand their life is intimately tied up with its fate,
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