"During the battle of October 31, the officers and soldiers. of the battalion under Commander. La fought valiantly, but were finally compelled to retreat by the overwhelming number of the' invaders und their heavy, artillery. attack, In the meantime, four Soviet gun-oats anchored near the city and Tanded strong. detachments of fantry and _aviillery troops, Our eft Wing was immediately sur rounded, while, the Soviet cavalry defected and charged our rear. Our forces numbered only one Datialion strong and: were equipped only with four feld-guns. while the total number of the enemy troops was-well over $000, and they were equipped with over 10 field guns, 40 Lewis guns, and nine-aeroplanes also assisted in the battle, dropping rumorous bombs -everywhere "However, we succeeded Killing" over' 20 Red! soldiers and sinking one gunboat. The casualies on our side including killed {and wounded amounted to about 60, All telegraph wires within 100 of the city" were out and all instruments in, the Telegraph Office were either destroyed carried nway.'-—Kuo Min, Seushitionl News fom Harbin Tokyo, Nov, 4.
According to a message from Harbin to Rengo the Consular Body there met to-day for the purpose considering a Chinese note which ig reported to have stated that, the Chinese would no Jonger be able to guarantee the safety of foreigners in the: Manchuli and' Pogrranichnaya The message adds that itis generally believed in Harbin that this denotes that the Chinese intend to open an "offensive the Soviet troops—Reuter.
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