"Washington, Dec. 14.
Mr. Sumner Welles, acting Secretary of State, said today that Federal investigation revealed that neither Mr. H. Salich nor M. M. Gorim, spy suspects, were entitled to diplomatic immunity despite M. Gorim's connection with a Soviet Government bureau.
(Members of the State Department refused to discuss the arrest of the two men further, although Mr. Welles said he understood that Soviet consular officials would meet M. Gorim.
—United Press. reporter that she was glad that she was back in Shanghai A resident of Hankow, Mrs. Trubetskoy had gone. to Kuiing for a two months' vacation which, however, had been extended to an enforced stay of a further four months.
Full of praise for the treatment meted out to them by the Japanese Mr. W. E. Schubert, an American missionary, said that conditions on ihe Omi Maru were equal to those On many passenger vessels. There was a good supply of fuel and food at Kuling, he added, there being sufficient quantities to ensure enough food for the remaining population during the whole of the winter.
According to Mr. and Mrs. Steed of the China Inland Mission, foreigners at Kuling have enough winter clothing and have-been supplied with shoes by local shoemakers. Remaining behind in Kuling they stated, were between 90 to 100 foreigners and of these the majority were Britons, many of whom had property and interests in the city to look after.
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