The Archive · 1928

Chinese Said to be Withdrawing

to Hailar Owing to the activities of the Mongolian "Red" Guard on the Tnner Mongolian borders, the Chinese in Mongolia are withdrawing t Hailar. 'There being a Mongolian government office at Hailar, some surprise might, be spruing upon the town at-any time, and the Chinese authorities "are on the lookout, states the "Munchuria Daily News'

According to an informant, who is in the know, there are two infantry battalions each at Manchouli and Hailar, Things: look tonsor, at Hailar. The Mongolian government office at Hailar has Cheng-te at ito head and spurned the Outer Mongolian overture, This overture for annexation was the upshot of the of the representative of 5 versts southwest, of Arshan watering resort in the latter part of July. Later on, Cheng-to-najected Yhe Outer Mongolian. vances, stating: that he would pledge his allegiance to Nationalist. government of Chin The messenger who was charged to bear this reply duos not seera to have retuned. yot, Tira time allowed: for the reply. being: upon the 16th inst, help was applied for to the Chinese side, The Mon golian "Red" guard is closings upon the frontiers, still has: not yet trans, grossed upon Inner Mongolia, Propaganda work at least seem to: be on with admirable Railway, and "Red" Invadern.

Part of the Outer. Mongolian "Red" Guard that raided. stations on the C. B. R. Western Section has alrendy withdrawn,, but the railway: track has destroyed: at several points, To: testores them will prove a piece: of serious: works By the morning of August 17, tte!

E.R service telephone: Hailar-and Pohatu coutdl barely Ber reopened. 'Train Number 4 that had left Hailar at daybreak on the 17th for Manchouli wan as far kilometres this side of Manchouli when the Mongolian "Red" Guar' chanced to be engaged in fighting with the main body of the: Chinese army, and was obliged to get beck to Hailar, Traffic Restored as Far as Ballan News reaching a certain Chinese yy] quarter says that early on the morning of the 17th a party of Mongolian "Red" Guard that sur prised a point between Chalainoe (a summer resort) and Tsakang, resulting in an encounter with Chi: nese troops, had to be beaten back, by the C. 15, Railway Guard sent from Manchouli at 9 am, on the Vith.

Commander Wan-yulin of Heis sungkiang started from Hailar to direst the operations in. person: Both telegraphic and telephonic traffic on the C. E. Railway have not yet been restored and, moreover, communications having been cut "off between Manchouli and:

Hailar, the Chinese side appears sorely' inconvenigrced. The dam age to the track at Mentka having: been repaired, some infantry and! cavalry units' wore sent from Tsitsihar on the morning of the Vth to take up the guard of west of the Hingun Range.

The Mongolian "Revs" now ope rating actively have not the Toast semblance of discipline, but are." Vand of motley undesirables, The "Red" invaders that attacked. a point between "Mentha ands Wunaerh at dawn on the 16th inst. were driven speedily into the dense woods nearby under-a hot fire: from an armoured tr Accono1s¢ to the. Chi the Nanking Municipal dered a. general cleaning up of the: section of the city near the Cane fucian Temple and the removal of the flower boats, the aim being to transform it into a, "model district, for cleanliness" and encourage, others to follow their example,

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