CHINA AND RUSSIA

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1929, Page 5

CHINA AND RUSSIA

REINSTATING SOVIET EMPLOYEES. (Per Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SHANGHAI, August 6. Pricing diplomatic circles understand a number of Soviet employees at Cerairway were reinstated, forecasting an early resumption of normal communications. v UNSUPPORTED REPORT. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) ‘ SHANGHAI, August 6. A sensational report appeared in the Manchuria “Daily News’’ that fifteen hundred White Russians recently crossed the border and entered Soviet territory, with 'the object of

harrassing Soviet forces. They Were

ambushed by Red guards in a village 1 between Davilia and Maehevslcaya aind completely massacred on the night of July 28th. Confirmation is lacking.

CHINESE SENSATIONS. TWO RESIGNATIONS. (Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) SHANGHAI, August 6. The second political sensation in two days occurred to-day, when the Finance Minister, T. V. Soong, resigned (from the Nationalist Government. The first was yesterday when Hossihtseng, President of Shanghai Provisional Court, well known ns a semi-poli-tical tribunal,' and a Kuomintang instrument, resigned for obscure reasons. Soong’s resignation is believed to be due to the. Government’s decision to expend thirteen million dollars monthly on the Nationalist army which Soong declares it . is impossible to provide.

SINO-RUSSIAN TROUBLE,

NEGOTIATIONS REACH DEADLOCK

(Received this dnv at 11 a.m.) SHANGHAI, August 5

Nanking Foreign Office announces that Sino-Russian negotiations for the settlement of the Chinese Eastern railway dispute, liavp reached a deadlock, owing to the refusal of the Chinese to accept the Russian demand for the status quo management of the railway, prior to the opening oif negotiations.