Harbin, May 28.
At shortly past six o'clock on "the morning of May 20, Colonel Liu, commanding a detachment at Pogranitchnaya, surrounded with his troops the local barracks, sending an ultimatum to those who still remained inside to hand over their arms and surrender. Colonel Liu stated that he was acting upon instructions received from General Wu Pei-fu and the Peking Government. Fortune favoured those who had revolted, for half of the usual Pogranitchnaya garrison were away on an expedition against Hunghutze in the neighbourhood of Station Matzaohe, whilst the majority of troops who had remained behind sided with Colonel Liu. Fighting did not last for more than half an hour, and then those who stood by Chang Tso-lin, finding themselves out-numbered, surrendered, Notwithstanding that a great deal of firing was done during this time, the total causualtics on both sides were only some 10 dead and wounded.
The mail-train from Vladivostok bound to Harbin was detained at Pogranitchnaya station for some considerable time by the insur; ents, who, however, did no harm to railway property. Through pressure brought to bear by the Japanese troops garrisoning Pogranitchnaya, the mail-train eventnally left without any mishap, and there has been no further interruption of the railway trafic, trains proceeding as usual, the revolting troops having been warned. by the Japanese that warlike operations must not take place along the railway line. The success attained by the insurgents spread westwards and on the same day the garrisons at a'l stations between Pogranitchnaya and Matzaohe went over. The head of the first brigade, General Wu, who had left Pogranitchnaya on an expedition against Hunghutze, was arrested by his own men at Matzaohe and taken back to Pogranitchnaya. At the same time several other officers on the side of Chang Tso-lin were also arrested, for refusing to join up with General Wu Pei-fu's followers.
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