state of nervous tension, the con:
Harbin is living at present stant kidnapping of Chinese and Russian residents, ravelling at any hour of the day and night, the constant passing up and dows the streets of Japanese cavalry, infantry and artillery, the last named "rumbling alone' the' stone streets in the dead of night, all eases, specially a3. Scting onthe nerves and' ili any the Japanese are taking great' precautions to safeguard their own houses in the outskirts of the town. 'The result of all this is that rumours fly around everywhere and' get greatly exaggerated as they pass from mouth to mouth, making matters worse than they' actually are. Still the situation is bad anous! [as there seems to be no end to thi trouble in the country, for no sooner have the Japanese' left some district, stating' that they have cleared' off all the bandits; than the men who are anpposed to have been cleared off, return in still greater numbers and do still greater dam:
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