Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
Harbin Spends Night Border
ing on Panic After Seizure
of Railroad.
RUSSIANS IN CLASHES
WITH MANCHURIAN POLICE
Thirty officials Deported, Nearly
800 Others Slated to Go-Chinese
Prepare for Retaliation Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
HARDIN, Manchuria, July H.
Northeastern China boiled today In a
ferment of Sino-Russian antagonism
which admittedly may have the gravest
consequences.
Harbin itself spent night bordering
on panic, with near-riots and wild
scenes occurring every time a train on
the Chinese Eastern Railway. seized
yesterday by the Chinese authorities
departed from the station.
Russians fought with Manchurian
police In many parts OF the wealthy
province, and there were reports here
that Soviet troops in Eastern Siberia
were ready to move eastward into Man.
churia at moments notice.
Thirty expelled Russian officials OF
the railroad were started at pm. yes
terday for Eastern Siberia, and nearly
800 others, with orders to move in IL
hours, were leaving the province today.
Manager Under Heavy Guard.
Chang Ching-Hui, governor of the
Harbin district. handed o. N. Melnikov,
Soviet consul general, passports for the
expelled Russians. NJ Emshanov. man.
ager of the railway, was confined to his
residence under heavy guard, after be-
ing forced to give up his post.
Fan Chih-Kuang, Chinese, was ap-
pointed to replace him. The new man.
ager issued a statement in which he
said the expelled Russians would be
replaced by Russians naturalized as
Chinese or by white Russians.
1t was reported that Ostroumove,
manager of the railway in czarist days,
would become manager.
Lu Yung-H -Huang, president OF the
Chinese eastern directorate, issued a
statement alleging that Soviet Russia
had been responsible for the expulsion
of the Russian railroad officials and
employees and the rupture it represented.
He concluded with the statement that
China was prepared to combat Rus
sian retaliatory measures.
Soviet Relations Claimed.
His statement said:
Five years have elapsed since the
MukLien agreement of October 3. 1924,
during which Soviet violations of the
agreement have been so numerous that
Russian actions cannot be construed
otherwise than as manifestation OF
deliberate intention to repudiate the act
only Chinas conciliatory attitude
has saved the situation heretofore.
China repeatedly called the attention of
Russia concerning the latter's violations
of the 1924 agreement, but without
avail, owing to Russian insincerity.
Hence the Mukden agreement Is void
because of Russian nor-observance.
Moreover. Soviet communist propa-
ganda through all agencies connected
with the railway is proved by docu--
raid at the Soviet consulate general ill
Harbin. Consequently am constrained
to take the present drastic measures to
safeguard China's interests in the Chi
nese Eastern Railway.
"If Russia resorts to retaliatory
measures, China is prepared to deal
effectively Herewith"
Labor Unions Disbanded.
Actual seizure of the Chinese Eastern
followed seizure first of its telephone
and telegraph agencies and arrest of
certain Russian officials and employees.
M. Melnikov Immediately demanded re-
lease of the imprisoned men by noon
yesterday. The Chinese seized the re-
mainder of the road forthwith. All
Soviet agencies in Northern Manchuria
were CLOSED anu bIl6 IdOoI uilROIiS uAo-
banded.
It was understood the Chinese action
was the direct outcome of meeting at
Peiping of Chang Hsueh-Liang, over
lord of Manchuria; President Of the
Nanking government, Chang Kai-Shek.
and Foreign Minister c. T. Wang, who
ordered immediate seizure and full con-
troll of the railway.
Chang was understood here to have
entrained Immediately for Mukden
when he was informed the orders had
been put into effect.
The Chinese Eastern Railway was
constructed by the Russian imperial
regime at a cost of $50, ,000, 900 roubles
(about $1S0,000, ,000), and was a con-
tributing factor to the Russo-Japanese
War. Hitherto under two agreements,
dated 1920 and 1924, its directorate has
been board Of 10, half Russian and
half Chinese.
It has length of less than 100
miles, and forms an important extension
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