RUSSIA AND CHINA

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1929, Page 5

RUSSIA AND CHINA

A DARK OUTLOOK. PREPARING FOR CLASH. (United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright). SHANGHAI, July 15. Notwithstanding the Moscow’s ultimatum that she “will be compelled to resort to means other than negotiation, for tho protection of her lawful rights,” China released the arrested Russian employees, the Chinese Eastern' Railway has cancelled illegal orders. Harbin reports further deportations of Russian's, including the general manager and his assistant, Emshanoff and Eissymont respectively yesterday. | The ultimatum which was handed to the Chinese Charge d’Affaires at Mos-j cow on the 13th expires to-morrow. | It is reported Mukden authorities! are prepared for any emergency aris- J able. The co-operation of Chiang Kai-shek and Chang Hsu-ehliang, the Mukden war lord is assured. Japan is likewise preparing for eventualities. Much military activity in the Japanese Manchurian garrison is reported. I Professor Serebriakoff has been re- 1 ported to have been appointed plerii-, potentiary "'to negotiate for the Chi- 1 nese, who > meanwhile are reiterating the Soviet . 'violation of the railway agreement.”

RUSSIA'S CRITICAL POSITION. RAILWAY AN ESSENTIAL LINK WITH SIBERIA. : LONDON, July 15. The “ Daily Mail’s ” Berlin correspondent states: A serious view is taken of the China-Russian situation. The paper Vorwaerts points out that Russia’s treaty rights in the Chinese Eastern Railway are a matter of life and death. If Russia loses her hold off the ( communication between Moscow and Vladivostock, then Siberia will be endangered and access to the • Pacific will be jeopardised. Russia, it says, must choose between risking, war with China and abandoning Vladivostock and her ' Pacific coast. :llr it is true, as is reported at Moscow;,.., that Japan ' has made a secret military treaty' with China, then'the Soviet’s J position is desperate, and tlie Soviet may 1 be, obliged to appeal to the League of Nations to,MV,e { hpr. It is hopeless to g° to

FEELING.,. '. : /'.. r AGAINST CHINA. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) MOSCOW, July 15. Thousands, at -mass meetings yesterday breathed fire against China and pledged themselves ready to take up arms’in defence of Soviet rights. More moderate opinion hopes a way will be found to avert a conflict, which they fear may’be, precipitated, if China ignores the,,(Ultimatum, as it did the raid oil Harbin'lConsulate ort 31st May.