aes Our Own Connestonoent Harbin, Apr. 24 The attacks made on the eastern line of the railway last week have now been followed by another one. which occurred yesterday morning la the neighbourhood of Sochintse lation, this "ease being worse than those which were previously chronic led.
Sochintse station is the junction of two railways, the main line from Harbin to Progranichnaya and the branch line to Mulin which runs in a northern direction to the Bfulin coal mines, At Sochintse station there "was a guard composed of Manchoukuo troops and when the bandits in large numbers attacked the railway stations the Manchoukuo troops began fighting. Notwithstanding all thelt efforts, however, they were forced to retire, the station Building, the line and the offers of the Commerefal Department of the CER. being seized by the bandits.
Apparently the object of these bandits was robbery as they looted the whole of the "premises of the Commercial Agency. Following this
Russian and Manchoukuo residents they ined all the at' the station for the purpose of ascertaining the most likely to have Fansoms paid for their release.
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