Harbin, July 19.
Both the Chinese and Soviet troops are completing their defences on the border. The Chine: orities have appointed Wan Fu-lin as Commander-in-Chief of the western battle-line with 80, 000 strong under his command. Tt is reported that General Li Chen-sheng at the head of 60,000 men will be ordered to undertake th At the same tim nese force of 90,000, armed with about 50 heavy-guns have been transported to Tsitsihar from the district of Shanhaikuan.
Against the shove arrangement of the Chinese troops, the Soviet authorities have stationed three divisions on the eastern border with Nikolsk as their headquarters and powerful cavalry force on the western border with Chita as it headquarters.
Japanese residents in Pogranichaya arrived here by a special train at noon to-day—Toho,
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