Harbin, Aug. 29.
An urgent despatch from: the field headquarters of the Heilungkiang Provincial Forees states that detachment of approximately 300 Soviet cavalry invaded Shihuci the evening of the 26th. Owing to the fact that no Chinese troops had been previously. fed_at that place, the invaders effected entry into the city without meeting.any armed " resisiante, However, dating the looting which Jcontinced, through the might and the forenoon of the following day over two score of Chinese police and civilians' were killed' and_ injured.
'The city is reported to' have been relieved of all its valuables, the Soviet troops finally withdrawing with about 100 prisoners, half of them being wives of the wealthy landowners.
Another despatch from Hailar states that a section of the Chinese Eastern Railway there was occupied Soviet troops during the night of the 27th, A sudden revival of Soviet mi ary fads i Feportad from various atone' points along the entire Gr the sfnchul front tha Soviet troops attacked the Sirnese Defence Force simullanaously at three aliTer. ent places with machine-gun fre jon the moraing of the ith and ein at noon othe ath, nese toll station on the Avhon (2) River, south of Manchu twas invaded by x band of apprexim: ately $0 Soviet cavalry who ranancked the offices of the Chinese oflals, kiting three of them and wounding other civilians before departing faith thei booty Despatches from the field headquarters of the Heilungkiang Pro. Yineial Defence Fotco state that one division of Soviet infantry invaded [Tongninghsien for: the third' Une within one week on the morning of the 27th and occupied the entire ale trict including the city. The police Jas well asthe popilnce were ters rorized into submission "by he Soviet bombers-—Ta Chung. waa tt, re. a pug sao cee Cakence Lore, who returned mecatae aa cee cee ae Sens izes, Sr, me
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