Harbin, Oct. 1.
A message received by the Soviet (Consul here from the Soviet Consul Jat Manchuli states that all Japanese residents there, except officials of the Manchukuo' Government, sought refuge in the Japanese Consulate, The message adds, however, that the Japancese Consilate and the sidence of Captain Ohara. and the Japanese" garrison "cammanden, Uno, have been placed under strict ard, the mohels forbidding. the Japanese to leave thole quarters, aki, the local Japanese started" negotiations ty for facilitat~ ing the retreat of the Japanese to the Soviet territory, sthowgh to no Oct.
Manchuria is reported tu oth More serious fighting in ° North sian and Japanese circles here, re-Yealing an absolutely chaotic state of altairs over a large ren.
According to the "tu papers anarchy prevails along most the. whole "Chinese." Bastern Railway from 'Tsitsihar, the former stronghold of the redoubtable Gen-feral "Ma, Chang-shen, 210" mil north-west of Harbin to Manchul the border ° town' on "the. trans? Siberian Railway. The distance between these points by rail is over 260 miles. i A large anti-Manchukuo force is stated to have taken Andachan, 60 miles from Harbin thus cutting all Communication east and. west of Tsitsihay For the moment, it is stated, no trains ave running mest of Harbin to the Siberian frontier.
Another anti-Manchukuo force, mimbaring over 6,000 men, recording to apaness advices, been at-ne Railway, is by General Li Hai-sit foyer 300 "dead on the. battlefield General Li is said to have had narrow escape, but to have regathered many of his forces and to be preparing for another attack, "A. later_messuge from Japanese sources claims. that while General Li Hai-tsen was concentrating the Japanese launched 'a heavy attack upon him and have now surrounded art of his forces north of Tsitsihar,
north of Teitsihar is stil proceeding, Fighting between the val frees Dut the antieManchukwo ores. are handicapped by lack of aircraft and anti-aircraft uns. 'The Japanese aeroplanes are thus able to fly low ger. ina hail of and bomb them without much' dane envy ensuaties upon them.
The Soviet troops on the front ion have: been reinforeedy according. to Russian press reports here, the object being to arrest and disarm any forces that try to cross the border into" Rassian derrtary:
algo hinted x the Russian railway guardo, who fein North-west" Manchuria led a number of Japanese have been given Some suppare Tyne Soviet, "Another interesting report, carried by the Russian pices of "Harbin, ito the effect that a Russian Com! mumiat occupies the post, of te prefer to the anticMaachulewo forees Hailne and ie acting as an me
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