Harbin, Jan, 8.
Tuchun Wu of Heilungkiang, who personally commanded his Cavalry which played a big part in the rout of General Kuo's army is on his way buck to Tsitsihar and would have actually arrived there yesterday had not been refused a train at Chang chun by the all powerful manager of the CIR. He telegraphed for special train on his arrival at the southern terminus of the Chineze Eastern, but a reply was sent back that he could not be supplied unless he paid cash for it and that th: charge was $12,000. This was certainly rubbing it into the vietorious Tuchun who in the past has been aged a special rate which is granted to Government officials and amounting to about one third that ordinary passengers are required to. be, 'The general manager had given orders that General Wu should be' charged full rates!
The outcome of it all was that General Wu, returned to Hsepingkai where he took train to his capital by the new Toananfu-Twitsihar Railway, No doubt this will not the last heard of this secing the important role Wu plays in North Manchuria, The Puchun is a very wealthy man, and when travelling to Mukden always Was a special train, which it generally understood he always pays for himself, though perhaps not. beforehand as was thus demanded by the Railway Manager. The local papers are commenting: on the fa that when Soviet officials travel ov the C.E.R. they are usually give special cars for which they are not charged at all for. It is also the: height of absurdity to argue that! Puchun Wu is nota Chinese Govern. ent official, seem he governs a irKe province, which is an integral part of the Chinese Republi The Universal Salve The threatened trouble of General Kan Chao-ssu's troops at Pamienchan was averted by Tuchun who visited the place. When Gen oval Kan quit Jehol his troops came Hei rds, They however remained inactive during the host tics about Hsinmingtun, but this is explained by the fact that they were short of both arms and ansmunition They also appear to have been without funds and told the local inhabitants that they must be furnished with some.
this wanner a lot of wild broad. General Wu on gave $200,000 to Kuo's men who perstiaded to return to their original posts Kailu way, whilst General Kan _accompanied Tuchun Wu back to Mukden make a personal report to Marshal Chang.
Jehol, since General Kan left it, thas been occupied by a small fo of the Nation It would apps district, the Jehol people pi to be left altogether alone,
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