Harbin, May 27.
Ton passengers were killed oF in~ jured when @ passenger train on the astern section of the Chinese £astern Railway was overturned during bandit attack, according to word Fecelved here t0-4a; The brigands were on_the way the Muleng Coal Mines, 24 miles from Miachengtze on the eastern section fof the CER, when they met the train and decided to attack it instead, according to a member of the gang who was wounded and left behind.
Troops from the Japanese garrison were immediately dispatched to capture the turel.—United Press Harbin, May 28.
An appalling tragedy which is said to have cost the lives of 35 Japanese soldiers is reported to-day from Pamyatun.
'A. large force of bandits, it is re. ported, pulled up the tracks and derailed a Japanese troop train on the Muling branch line, near Pamyatun.
"The engine driver was unable to halt the train in into to avoid running off the rails and, after the derailment, the bandits, who were ambushed neat by, raked the train with rife fire.
"A hail of bullets swept the coaches asthe bandits poured infusilade after fusillade and by the time the soldiers. who had been thrown into confusion by the sudden attack, rallied and vent into action, the attackers haa disappeared.
About 35. of the Japanese soldiers are reported to have been killed and many others wounded—Reuter.
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