Moscow, Aug. 17. semi-official statement complains of attacks made by Russian White guards and Chinese on the Soviet border. It also declares that the Chinese reports of Soviet attacks are a malicious invention, adding that the Soviet troops on the border have confined themselves to resist~ ing the attempts made by White guards and Chinese to cary out. raids across the border—Reuter, Mukden Reports Nanking, Aug. 18:
The following communiques, dated the 16th instant, reporting the Soviet invasion of Manchuria have been received from General Chang (1) According to a report from General Chang Tso-hsiang, Chairman of the Kirin Provincial Government, about 160 Soviet soldiers, disguised as natives of Mongolia, Advanced southwards from Chichino-Tin after secretly crossing the border with the intention of destroying the communications between Manchuli and Hailar, Every precaution is being taken for their detection and arrest, (2) A communique from General 'Assistant Commander tates that cover' 100 secretly entered Lupinghsien, bringing with them five field-guns and quan tivity of hand grenades and accompanied _by.-five. aeroplanesy/' of searching for 'Dhey burned a number of hou: 'The aeroplanes also circled over Manchuli Jalninor and returned after few hours' demonstration, (3) A joint message from General Chang Tso-hsiang and General Wan Fu-lin reports that two Soviet gunboats sailed down the Amur River and landed 300 marines and two aeroplanes near a villa of Siutunghslen—Kuo Min, Peking, Aug. 18.
An official message sent from Mukden at midnight states that the Manchurian authorities are rushing reinforcements to the region of Chalanor (Jalainor), near Manchuli.
'The message states that fighting' has been going on all that region and still conti to the present the Chin have lost sixty Killed and some
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