CHINA AND SOVIET

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1929, Page 5

CHINA AND SOVIET

CHINESE INVASIONS, OF RUSSIAN TERRITORY. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright); LONDON, August 21 The Times Riga correspondent states the Soviet lips handed to the German Ambassador a Note for transmission to the Nanking and the Mukden Governments, which Note declares that the Russiiiii-Manehurian frontier conflicts were all begun by the' Chinese troops and by the Russian “White” ,guards, who are under Chinese protection. The Note admits that Soviet troops have crossed the frontier into Manchuria, but only in;consequence of Chinese aggressiveness. The- Note asserts that since the IStli of July there have been eight Chinese raids intq Russian territory, the last one being on the 18th of August, in which the- Soviet lost six killed and six wounded. ' The Note concludes with a warning that unless the Chinese authorities disarm the “ White ” Russian detachments, and prevent all c'f the Chinese raids on Russ’nn territory, the SovietGovernment will hold the Nanking and Mukden Governments responsible for the consequences. . TIMELY WARNING.’ FROM VLADIVOSTOK. MOSCOW, August 21, -. Delegates from eight countries are attending the Congress of the Pncific Ocean Trade Unions at Vladivostock. The Australian representatives are Messrs Roels, O’Brien and Hannet. In opening the Congress, M. Lazoviky (General Secretary to the International of Trade Unions) declared that Russia, which was threatened from the east of the Pacific, would be the arena of the coming struggle between the great Imperial States. Calling on the delegates to fight the growing menace of war, Mi; Lazoviky said that the last war ha,d produced three revolutions, but the next war would produce even more proletarian revolts.

BORDER WARFARE. REPORTED FLASHINGS , (Received thi« dav at 10.30. a.m.) SHANGHAI, August 21, Tn consequence of the increasingly grave situation in Manchuria, martini law has been declared along the entire Chinese eastern railway, following a series of acts of sabotage including ’ the derailment of a passenger train and bridge destruction, •which is attributed to Communists. ■ In a message from headquarters, Gon.fjral Oinuigsohsiang. states artillery brigades and Kirin forces are proceeding to the frontier to engage Soviet'raiding parties on the holder. Major engagements have not been reported since the 16th, though there are extensive troop movements cn both sides, obviously preparing for definite warlike operations. Manchuli correspondents report two Soviet armouved trains loaded \.itl> infantry, appeared eight hundred metres west of Manchuli. They deployed undpr cover of a train bom* bardment and attacked .Chinese entrenchments. ’ Chinese replying With trench mortars. The Reds eventually retired to the train. Thirty Chinese were killed.