Japanese Allege Chinese in Flight Take Loot Changteh, Feb. 24
Chinese troops ransacking the property of the Peking Syndicate's mines near Chiaotsochen, 16 kins. west of Hsiuwu, were routed by the Toyama detachment on February 19, Japanese military authorities here announced yesterday.
Following a series of clashes in this area since mid-February, the Chinese troops retreated to the British collieries near Liho, where they continued to offer resistance to the Japanese unit.
On February 19, following aerial bombing of the area, the Chinese troops began to flee from the collieries, carrying away with them office equipment, parts of machinery and other material, the authorities claimed.
Well-directed artillery fire, however, cut off the Chinese soldiers" retreat. Britons who remained at the collieries were quoted by the authorities as voicing their amazement at the accuracy of the Japanese fire which routed the Chinese troops without damaging the colliery buildings and machinery.—Domei.
Marshal Klimentii Voroshiloff, Commissar of Defence, and Marshal Bluecher, Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Army, were given the Order, while the first rank of the Order was awarded to M. Smirnoff, Commissar of the Army, and M.
Fedko, -an Army Commander.—
Reuter.
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