The Archive · 1934

KIRIN TOWN RE-CAPTURED FROM BANDIT ARMY

Harbin, May 4.

Hsinlunchen, a town in Yenshouhsien, Kirin Province, which had fallen into the hands of a body of 700" bandits on Monday night, was re-captured early the next morning by 150 men of the Kirin Army, after favflerce battle had raged for many hours.

The bandits then fled towards the walled town of Yenshou, leaving over 2 100 killed behind them.

The town of Yenshou is about! forty kilometres to the northwest of Imienpo—Rengo.

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