General Chiang Kai-shek's accredit ed representative, to-day called on Marshal Chang' Hsueh-liang and] informed him that the Government were moving important bodies of troops up the Tientsin-Pukow Railway and proposed to concentrate! them at Luanchow, between Tientsin and Shanhaikuan. These troops would be placed under the orders of Marshal Chang to be used in Manchuria if necessary.
With reference to the official denial by Moscow of any knowledge of a Rassian invasion of Jalainor, southeast of Manchuli, where the coal-mines which supply the Chinese Eastern Railway are situated, it is inted out that the civilian popula tion of Manchuli and Hailar taking refuge in Harbin.
Telephone communication between Harbin and Pogranichnaya was! interrupted to-day.
Information has been received that 200 Russian soldiers recently crossed the Amur and made a raid into the Wayun district, 500 miles south-cast of Taheiho, where they looted and burned some villages and then retreated to Soviet territory.
On: the eastern front, following the bombardment of the town of Tangninghsien, on the Chinese side of the border northwest of Viadivostok, violent fighting occurred with strong body of Russian cavalry. 'The town was taken and re-taken several times but. eventually remained in: possession of the Chinese force'
Tanks, atropianess and field searchlights are being sent from Mukden to both the east and west fronts.—Reuter.
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