Another outrage by bands has been perpetrated on the Chinese Eastern. Railway, this time on the western section 17 miles from Harbin.
"The usual method was employed by the outlaws, who pulled up a section fof the track thirteen miles east of Tmienpo, with the result that a freight 0. 4 train speeding towards Pogranitchnaya was derailed and wrecked, Before spprosching the train, the [bandits poured a heavy fusillade of rifle-fire into the wrecked cars so as. to crush any resistance which the Jerew might have offered.
They then pillaged the train and ecamped with their booty.
The number of casualties is not yet known, but it is iMkely that several lof the train crew were killed—Reuter.
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