Harbin, Feb, 8 Harbin is all agog over reports of Soviet military preparations in Siberia, According to the local press to-day, the Soviet Minister of Communica. tions, "M. Kaganoviteh, instrvetions for the evacua civilian railway employees in Siberia to European Russia, with the exeepton of members of the Communist Parly and the Young Men's Com-/munist Party.
stated that the Soviet military authorities are taking over control of railways in Siberia, and that they have already assumed complete charge of the Trans-Baikal line, The Soviet authorities are alsasald to be establishing military and rollo way headquarters in Chita, With the object of safeguarding the town against alr raids, the Harbin Defence Association is forming eleven elvitian detachments, 3,000 strong, for practical training in the use of gas and antiaircraft dofences.—Reuter, Army fo Prevent Promenades ave to waist Feb the Manchurian troutier in er-have to keep a whole a
to prevent. promenade "into Soviet'tercitory' by Japanese tauries wath" machine "gang "lavestia" in an article to-day, roe forcing 10 the recent frontier Incidents, 'The paper adds that no expeditions to Manchurian territory are' being organized on Soviet territory.
The article utters a warning to anyone violating peace in the Far East and playing with fre—Reuter, Japan's 1935. Losses Tokyo, Feb, 4.
Nippon's cost of maintaining peace and order in Manchuria during 1085 Was $40 men and affeers, 364 of whom wore killed in action and the test died of sickness, the War Oftce reveried The total Is more than 160 above the Agure for 1034, chiefly because of frequent clashes along the Soviet-Manchoukuo border and the activities of Communist bands In Manchuria, officials said, Casualties sustained by ° Japanese forces in Manchuria, following. the Mukden" Incident of September 18, 1031, up to the end of last year, totalled' 3,201 " killed in action and 11688, who died of illness—Domel.
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