Early one morning re sportsman, crossing over t way line near the Sungari bridge, discovered a bomb, which placed on the track evi the intention of were sun district to the theatre of war.
He at once notified the gendar-marie, and the infernal machine was removed a few minutes before the train passed this point, and thus Harbin happily escaped what would have been a sensational episode. The bomb was exploded by the military authorities and proved to be quite powerful, having evidently been manufactured by persons hav: ing expert knowledge. The police are investigating the case, but so far no arrests have been made.
Public rumour is that it is the work of Germans who were former residents of the town, assisted by Chinese in their employ. This may or may not be the case, but it is generally known that there are certain German subjects who have not left North Manchuria, preferring to live in Chinese towns, where they are not molested by the Chinese officials, and outside the Rus sian railway zone.
The Sungari bridge is being carefully guarded, not only on the sum mit by soldiers, but by an armed river cruiser, which is moved to the Sungari bank under the bridge. No craft is now allowed to pass under the bridge between midnight and dawn, and quite recently a captain of a river packet plying between Habarovsk and here made a rash attempt to pass through after mid: night. A shot from the cruiser was fired across the steamer's bow, and as the latter did not stop quick enough for the authorities' liking two more shots were fired over the of the people.
We have had a little flurry here recently owing to the presence of some rebel emissaries said to be from Sun Yat-sen and other of the southern leaders. Rumour had it that an attempt was made on the life of the Governor—anyway there are four suspects in chains now awaiting disposal, The provincial authorities are very much on the alert and shadow every person coming in the train, whose antecedents are not well known.
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