RUSSIA AND CHINA.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19675, 19 July 1929, Page 11

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

BREACH WIDENED. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS SUSPENDED. jOfIICT OFFICIALS RECALLED. rm rUU AHHOCIATIOS—bt e:.bctiuc (Received .Inly l«th, 7 p.m.) MOSCOW. July 18. It is officially announced that the govirt Govcrnm-nt. has severed relation* Chin*. _ The Soviet Government, in reply to ti,, Chinese Note expressing willingliesS to negotiate on outstanding questions, says that all means of reaching in amicable settlement have been exhausted and the Government has been spelled to take the following measures, placing the entire responsibility rf the consequences on China. (a) All Soviet diplomatic, consular, ind commercial representatives will be nettled from China. (b) All Soviet officials will bo replied from the Chinese Eastern Rail(c) Railwav communications between the Soviet t'nion and China will be impended. (d) Diplomatic and consular repreicatatives of China will be ordered itnptdiatelv to ll,avtl Soviefc R ussia - The Soviet Government declares that it reserves all rights arising from the Puking and Mukden Agreement ot 1924, and describes the Chinese Goytrnment's Note as "unsatisfactory in icntentfi and hypocritical in tone."— Australian Press Association

CHINESE ACCUSED OF HYPOCRISY. (Received July 10th, 12.50 a.m.) MOSCOW, July 17. The Soviet Note complains that China tu practically rejected the Soviet's tkree absolutely necessary and perfectly •odttate proposals. Instead of rcstoriaj; the Peking and Mukden agreeleotl the Chinese Government sanction* their one-sided abrogation, thereby destroying the possibility of normal relations. Instead of reversing tho unlawful actions of tho head of the Eutera Eailway tho Note sanctions Ihem, and also unlawful repressions •fainst Soviet citizens and institutions. The attempts to justify the Chinese Note's reference to propaganda as an excuse for tho unlawful action of tho Chineae authorities is false and hypoirltieaL The Soviet Note concludes by pointing out that tho rc»l object of the Ciuneie action is revealed in the Press itatement of President Chiang Kai-shek, »h» plainly declared: "There is nothlag unoiual In our measures, which are designed to take the Chinese Eastern Bailway into our own hands." —Australian Press Association, United Ser*iee.

IROOPS MOBILISING IN MANCHURIA.

AVERISH WORK AT ARSENAL.

Received July 18th, 11.15 p.m.)

SHANGHAI, July 18.

Japanese messages from Harbin report that the Mukden arsenal is feverttly manufacturing munitions, whilst Iki mobilisation of and movement of troops is proceeding in all directions in Miaehuria and tho adjoining provinces. la spite of the reported friendly natiN of China's reply to tho Soviet's

Uttaatum, military preparations every*lm in the north show no signs of iMkenlng. Further troop trains have left Harbin, going east to Pogranichut» tad west to Manehuli. Tht row remaining Russian officials it Harbin state that the Chinese reply bill to open tho way for negotiations. Hie last international train from Siiijis failed to connect with the Russet train at Manchuli, and it is asWrtd that through traffic has been susj pad*l Shanghai is excitedly watching tentepments following an Associated Pmh massage from Moscow stating tint diplomatic relations have been mmi, though there is no statement tot Nanking.—Australian Press Assoution.

JAPAN SUPPLEMENTS GUARDS IN MANCHURIA.

(l««eived July 18th, 11.15 p.m.) TOKYO, July 18. *«U-lnfomed people believe that *•* tit Soviet and China are bluffing ** U not expect actual warfare. s w«th«less, in order to safeguard ymm interests it has been decided l***T out tho long-projected addict! two battalions to Japan's guards J Ktteliuria, which project it was **rtt would be abandoned in view of * Mfogg Peace Pact and the new S'l retrenchment policv.—Austra"•m* Association.