RUSSIA AND CHINA.
CHANG'S REIGN OF TERROR. gBVENTY YOUTHS TORTURED. £BROGANCE TOWARDS SOVIET. 05y Cable.— I'rees Association.—Copyright* (Eeceiveri 10.30 a.m.) PEKING, January 29. Telegraphing to M. Karakhan, the Soviet Consul-General at Harbin says that General Chang Huan-hsiang (commandant of the railway zone) has established a reign of terror towards Soviet citizens, obviously desiring to break up ; the Mukden negotiations. ' Seventy youths between 12 and 20 ' years of age were arrested and detained 'under awful conditions, undergoing tortures which were resorted to in a more severe form during the last few days. , Insults and arrogance towards the Soviets continue. The Consul concluded: "Resolute . measures are necessary to counteract the Chinese attitude."—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 25, 30 January 1926, Page 9
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