Yesterday was a day of air raids on Harbin and was at the same time the third anniversary of the recogni ton of Manchoukuo by Japan.
Tu the daytime three ai raids were staged in different parts of the ily, one over Tschurin's great store: in New Town, the second over Tun Fa-lun's huge building in the busiest part of the Pristan area and the third over the Manchurian Store in Foochlatien. The one in the Pristan area was excellently staged, the aeroplanes having a great fighting the air, bombs dropping, anti-aircraft guns firing and aeroplanes swooping down onto. the enemy. Alarm signals brought fire brigades, am-Dulance corps, snipers and troops to. the spot. Clouds of smoke rose from Tun Fe-lun's building which was been struck by a Streams of Dairen, Sept. 24.
Joint military manceuvres are now being staged by Soviet and Outer Mongolian troops along their fron-Hers, according to reports received ere' from Manchouli.
The Soviet forces taking part it stated, have been, augmented by troops formerly concentrated along she Trans-Siberian Railway.
Five thousand Russian soldiers are reported to have advanced from Dauri to Tomskoom district, which near Lake Brair, in Outer Mongo-is stated that the manceuvres, coming on the eve of the tion of the Manchouli Conference and preparations for the projected Border Commission, aroused fears Manchoukuo that serious aifculties will result-
Disaster overtook the Japanese Navy on Thursuay afternoon, when, dur typhoon, a lieutenant was killed, 82 officers and men were swept overboard, ud eleven others were seriously, juredas the heavy seas battered the rier Hosho and four destroyers during manceuvres.
Above! HLJ.M. destroyer Yugi olow!, the alreratt carrier Hosho,
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