Rumoured Demonstrations Folloy Breakdown of Conversations: Red Army Under Galens: Chang Hsueh-liang Sends Envoy fo Nanking to Explain The Shanghai Russian papers state that all Soviet ci zens have received instructions from their government to leave China. This is interpreted as an indication that Soviet Russia intends to take extreme action against China over the C.ELR. dispute.
Reports are received of a clash between Russians and Chinese west of Manchuli and of Russian armed vessels sailing up the Sungari and seizing three villages.
These reports are not confirmed and may be received with reserve. Nanking ys it has not had them verified.
Martial law has been declared along the Chinese Eastern Railway, in view of attempts at sabotage. A goods train is reported to have been wrecked west of Harbin, Moscow announces the formation of a Far Eastern army ard has put in command of it General Bluecher, who is identified by all local Russians as Galens.
The latter was Chief Advisor the Nationalist army in 1926 and part of '27, An interesting report is that Marshal Chang Hsueh-! long of Mukden has sent an envoy to put his views before Nanking, whose ideas*of policy respecting the crisis differ from his own.
Mukden, Aug. 14.
According to a telegram from General Chang Tso-hsiang, Governor of Kirin, to Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, Russia began hostilities yesterday.
On the eastern front 800 marines! end two aeroplanes were Ianded from Soviet gunboats on the Sun-gan, these forces occupying two Small towns in Suitung-hsien, on the north bank. at last broken out between the two nations, Manchou is in a state panic."
Messages from Harbin state that, according to reports from Chinese ficial sources, three Soviet gunboats, which had up to then been patretiing in the vicinity of the routh of the Sungari River, ascend-Jed the Amur, above its confluence wit' the Sungari, at dawn on On the western front, Nordun,' 3 city near Manchuli occupied ay Soviet forces yesterday—Reuter. Tokyo, Aug, 15.
A'message from Manchuli, des-butched at 6.25 p.m. yesterday, states that Russian and Chinese troops have clashed on the heights to the west of Manchuli.
The despatch adds that the Chinese infantry returned the fire of the Russians. 2 "Tt appears," the message continues, "that actual hostilities have river, following demonstration bom-fordments.
The landing parties are alleged [to have occupied these villages! throughout Tuesday, withdrawing in the evening when forcements arrived.
Doubtful! Reports, Last night's reports from Manchoria, averring that actual hostilities appeared at last to have broken oot are apparently unfounded, as the latest despatch from Manchuli Tecan assure states. that "the gun-firing ceased night set in and no encounter Worth mentioning seems to have taken place."—Reuter.
Nanking Has No Confirmation Nanking, Aug. 15.
According to. spokesman of, the State Council, reports off serious fighting between the Chinese and the Soviet troops on either the eastern or the western borders of Kirin province have not as yet been officially confirmed. Oficial circles, it' is stated, while not at all surprised at minor demonstrations by loose Soviet troops, are not in-ined to give much credence ing reports of large scale hostilities along the border.
The peaceful policy of the Central General Chang Hsueh-liang has been. instructed that under no circumstances should his troops be allowed to retaliate for any hostile troops until the National Government is definitely in. formed of the determination of Soviet Russia to provoke war—Kuo Min.
Ig Bluecher "Galens""?
Moszow, Aug. 12.
The Tass Agency announces that! a special Far Eastern Army has been formed under General Bluecher, former Deputy-Commander of the Ukrainian military district.
General Bluecher left Kharkov to-day for the Far East—Reuter.
It is freely stated in Shangha Russian circles here that General Bluecher is none other than General Galens who was chief advisor to the Nationalist army during the march from Canton to Hankow is 1926 and afterwards at Hankow till the: fina} breach of the Nationalists with Moscow in the summer of 1927.
After leaving China, "Galens" went ty Moscow where he remained some time, 'Then he was appointed to Kharkov, which position he has ap-Farently' held until called again to the Far Batt. General Bluecher if said to be a grandson of the famous! Marshal who. led the Prossiaa army at Waterloo, (Tevting-ting-chicdou-kon FE) ER)
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