NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN OFFICIAL SAYS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 81, 10 August 1929, Page 5

NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN OFFICIAL SAYS

MANIFESTO TO RUSSIAN PEOPLE "STUBBORNNESS OF CHINESE*" STATEMENT NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY. (Received 9.50 a.m.) SHANGHAI, August 9. Japanese reports state that the Soviet commander at Vladivostok issued a manifesto- to the Russian people announcing the breakdown of negotiations owing to the stubbornness of the Chinese attitude, this possibly forcing Russia to resort to arms. He warns the populace against alarm. Locally this is regarded a s another demonstration without any intention of hostilities, and consequently it is discounted. It is believed that several breakdowns in negotiations ai'e likely before anything tangible is reached. Exchange markets locally are completely unaffected by the reports.— United Service. , MORE TENSENESS. HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS. (Received 10.15 a.m.) SHANGHAI, August 9. Tenseness again prevail s on the SiiiO-Russian border, following la breakdown of negotiations. Soviet aeroplanes are again resuming hostile demonstrations in Manchuria, and Pogranichnaya. Thirty-eight planes were flying over the latter yesterday. Soviet armoured cars fire patrolling the border obviously hostile Intentions, and there are frequent instances of, sabotage. The Chinese are also strengthening their forces on the border.

Floods in the vicinity of Peking have caused the overflow of the Yellow River, which is assuming proportions of a catastrophe in consequence of further rains. Many villages in the Hopei and Shantung provinces are inundated, and half a million villagers are rendered desolate. The river embankments collapsed and caused the PekingSuityan railway to be washed out. —Australian Pres s Assn.