Harbin, Oct. 8
A Soviet, raiding party recently swept down upon an Chinese village near Sankiangkow and drove over 50 horses and about 100 cattle belonging to. the Chinese farmers there across the border.
Scores of young Chinese wame' were also taken captives by the "Reds", according to a message from the Kirin Provincial Government which also reports the presence of 800 Soviet soldiers across divided into four raiding parties with a lew to looting other Chinese border ies in eastern Manchuria.
Both the Suifenho and Manchu fronts are reported to be quiet today. The 38th Battalion of the Division under Field-Commander Liang Chung-chia Jeff Dalainor this, morning for the western front, taking with them a number of anti aircraft guns and bombers.—Kuo Min, The Magyar "Red Devil"
Mukden, Oct, 9.
Refugees from the region known as Three Rivers", North of Hailar, who have recently arrived in Hi bin, recount terrible cruelties or wounded, Prior to the air attack the Chinese and Soviet forces exchanged 'A message from Harbin reports that the local Chinese authorities have issued a statement asserting that the clash between the Soviet 4nd Chinese troops originated in_an attack by the Soviet on the evening of October 1.
No mention is made of the airyaid on October 2. The statement ays that the severity of the Sghting abated on the morning of the Grd inst., but. that the Soviet resume the offensive with redoubled vig. our during that afternoon, compel-the Chineve B8th Brigade draw.
Owing to the seriousness of _tho situation in Manchuli and the vicin. ity, the Customs officials and residents eft for Hailar, though tranquillity was restored in the evening of October 8 when, according tothe statement, "the adamant defence of the Chinese troops" forced the Soviet to retreat.
The statement puts the casualties among the Chinese troops at 200 dead and-it is believed that the Soviet, forces also suffered heavy, Treatment of Soviet Prisoners Harbin, Oct. 5.
In connection with Soviet allegations that Soviet prisoners in Shen-yang are ill-treated by the Chinese understood to have reported to the State Department in, Washington to, the effect. that Ag a result of a recent personal visit 6 the detention quarters in Shen-yang (Mukden) he is satisfied that the Soviet prisoners are well treated by the Chinese authorities. It is stated thatthe Soviet prisoners ave ving in cleaner quarters and ace geeeiving better food supplies from the Chinese than most middle-class mitted against the "White Russian' population there. They say that a Red band, commanded by a Magyar known as the "Red Devil", crossed the frontier about September 20 and raided two villages inhabited by Cossacks, killing nearly the whole male population. The commander ordered the Red soldiers to kill the yemen as well, but this they refused to do, According to these statements altogether 84 Cossacks were killed.
The Red band penetrated to Senkirbovak, near the station of Yakesi
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