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CHINESE FALSE ACTION. TO PREVENT PASSAGE RUSSIAN TROOPS. (Australian and N.Z. Cntilo Associations (Received January 26, A p.m.) REIN, Jan. 25. A private telegram from Harbin assert;; that Die Chinese are closing Die frontier from Pogrnnilclinaya to Manclnili in order to present Die passage ot Red troops. Tt is reported the Chinese authorities have surrounded tho Soviet Consulate at Harbin and removed a quantity of arms and documents. SECRET AGREEMENT. RUSSIA AND GENERAL FENG. CHANG SEES THROUGH IT. (Received Jan. 26, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 25. The Daily Express says a- secret agreement hid ween Russia and General Ceng, to crush Changtsolin in order to minimise Japan's influence in Manchuria, lies behind the ultimatum crisis. Russian plotters expected Ciianglsolin to ignore lh« ultimatum, nvhich would have given Russia, a chance to step In and, settle Die disturbance in her own way. Thus with Russia, threatening Chang in the north, Feng would he enabled to successfully attack in the south, and Japan would ha-ve no excuse to interfere, and Russia would' lie increasing her own and decreasing Japan s influence in Manchuria.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16942, 26 January 1926, Page 11
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