Faarbin, Oct. 16, An urgent despatch from tha Heilungkiang Provincial Government states that two Soviet gunboats, with a large number of sol @iers' equipped - with machine-gun batteries, attacked the Chinese shore of the Amur River in Heilungkiang on the morning of the 14th instant, while at the same time, Soviet troops on the opposite bank of the river brought their field-guns_ into min. Three Soviet aeroplanes also dropped bombs on the Chinese Tine, Details of the battle ure not yet available in view of the fact that fighting has continued till yester day. A number of Chinese houses, however, are known to deen, completely destroyed by Soviet gun Several hundred marines from Chinese gunboats cruising on the Amur River have been landed to Jassist the Heilungkiang Provincial Tungkianghsien Reoccupied
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