Defenders Disarmed After a Hard Fight Chientao, June 29.
'A contingent of the China National Salvation Corps to-day captured the town of Latzexow, in Kirin Province, after a nard-fought battle with soldiers of the Manchoukuo Garrison The Dragon Boat Festival was observed yesterday as many years All stores closed for half a day and the families ate their sweetened rice "sterilized in the package."
Several new buildings are going up in Jukao, though a theatre put up in the public park cannot be finished for lack of funds.
'A large building to be used jointly' for the post office and the telegraph office is nearing completion. This will bring both of these offices in a central location.
'A new motor truck line has just been opened from Jukao to the river. By means of this truck line goods can be transported from Shanghai Tukao in two days. It is possible that the Post Office Administration does not know of this new rapid transit method. At present goods coming in by freight arrive a day or two sooner than the invoices sent mail from Shanghai. Mail commun! cation between Shanghai and Jukso is slow, probably because it has to be transferred at Tungchow and from there comes in by slow boat. and members of the police force there, according to reports reaching here to-day.
The Chinese volunteers, numbering only about 1,000 began their attack upon the defenders on Wednesday night. The Manchoukuo soldiers Jput up strong resistance but were defeated and disarmed early yesterday morning.
The Japanese Army is planning to lead a contingent of Manchoukuo soldiers to exterminate the attackers, it was announced here to-day—United Press,
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