'The slight earthquake on October' 27 on the Western Line of the Chinese Eastern Railway, in the region of the stations Chalantun and Baim (Hingan Mountains) caused only little damage to railway property, but has again aron: fed great interest in scientific cir cles.
Tt is said that the ranges of North' 'Manchuria consist of a chain of vol-_ ance mountains and extinct vole can 'The region where the shocks were noticed is encircled by' 'a ring of extinct vuleanoes, which according. to Chinese legends in ancient time were extremely destructive, 'Ancient Chinese geography tions several groups of volcanoes in North Manchuria, such as the: Erkshan, Hol-don-ger, Molier, Kulurjan and Er-chang groups and one large Ione voleano named "the Solitary.'
According to folk-lore these volcanoes were active for about a century, and the country for hundreds of miles around was quite devastated.
Tangible proofs of their existence are the numerous hot sulphur springs which can be found in that] region.
'Tae Chinese papers state that various local organizations have repeatedly telegraphed to the Waichiaopu protesting very virorou: against the movement of Soviet troops on the Chinese frontiers. 'They condemn the Bolsheviks for interfering' always with. China's domestic affairs.
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