Tuchun's Measures of Protection Peking, Mar. 1.
A determined effort on the part of the Chinese Eastern Railway Guards, according to a statement: issued by Tuchun Sun of Kirin te the Ministry of Commucicatione, thas done much to secure the safety and protection of the Chinese Eastern Railway in recent months against raids by Hunghutze. The railway is now guarded vy patrols and armoured trains which trave! regularly along the lines, while the wooded concessions are protected by a special force reeriited and ned for the purpose.
The worst Hunghutze-infested sections, the_ statement continues, Chun-goan, the assistant manager Hwang Un-tan, and the directors are men of good business ability and enterprise, who hope to make the bank a factor in "the development of the district.
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We have recently been having continuous heavy rains which have tested the roads @retty severely. The stone-paved roads lack a good foundation to rest on, with the result that the surface has become quite uneven and the mud squelches out from under some of the stones when they are trodden upon. The motor road from Changchow to Sok-ma has broken down in places, and the motor service has had to be suspended for days. Repairs are being undertaken. This is a contingency that by an armoured train situated 10} versts north of the town.
One column of the Reds, attempting to outflank the Whites via Chinese territory, Was fired on by Chinese frontier guards.—Reuter.
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