SOUTHERN TROOPS DRIVEN
THE YANGTSZE.
CONCENTRATING AT NANKING.
OVER
MARSHAL CHIANG LEAVES SHANGHAI.
SUPPRESSING THE COMMUNISTS.
The news is fully confirmed that the Southern troops hav0 met with very serious reverses north of the Yangtaza. They have, consequently, found it expedient to retreat to Nanking and Chinkiang. They are now concentrating at the former icity, for which place Marshal Chiang Kai Shek bar set out from Shanghai.
From a telegram to hand it will be seen that Kuomintang leaders appear to be determined to deal effectually with the "Red" elements within their midst.
SOUTHERN" TROOPS MEET WITH SERIOUS REVERSE.
{THROUGE BEUTER'S JĠENCY.]
PENGPU FALLS WITH
BLIGHT RESISTANCE,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 11th, 1927.
An almost complete collapse of thecrack Shantung army was SHANGHAI, April 9th. indicted yesterday, says the Shang- A wireless message, dated China Times of April 4th, when news kinng April 8th, saya that the was received in Shanghai that Nationalist expedition up the Southern forces, continuing the Grand Canal has met with a seri-drive which set the Northerners ous reverse at the bands of the re-organised remnants of Maishal Sun Chuan Fang's army which was sent towards the coast of the north of Kiangsu province after their defent in the Shanghai area.
fleeing from Nanking, had captured Pengpu" with but little resistance from the retreating army of Chang Tsung Chang. Pengpu is nearly one hundred miles up to the Tien- tain-Pukow Railway in the direc tion of Peking.
From meagre details, it appears that Marshal Sua Chuan Fang's Reliable reports here stated that troops are steadily driving back the General Chang Tsung Chang had Southerners towards the Yangtaze dycided to abandon his lines st River and are reported to have Hauchowfu in Kiangas province, reached Yangtzechow with their which had been prepared for "a outposts as far south as the con- stand to the last bullet," according Auence of the Grand Canal and the to his own announcement shortly Yangtze.
after the fall of Nanking. Esuchofu Hundreds of Nationalist wounded is the junction of the Lunghai troops are being brought across the Railway with the Tientsin-Pukow River to Chinking where Nation-Railway, and abandonment of this alist fags are already being hauled city puts the forces of Marshal Chang Tso Lin at Chengchow on the Peking-Hankow Railway in an almost 'untenable position,
down.
Cantonese" Rear Now Being Threatened.
SHANGHAI, April sch. With reference to the Cantonese
reverse two more Northern victories are now reported.
Firstly, the Cantonesa advancing up the Tientsia-Pukow Railway are stated to have been thrown back towards Fengyang.
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General Chang Trung Chang is reported to be preparing for a deter. mined stand at Tsinanfy, Marshal Sun Chuan Fang's defeated army from Chekiang province is said to be retreating North-westwarda be. Kora BA advancing Nationalist The other Cantonese defeat is said force, in the hopes of joining up to have occurred on the scrth bank with Marshal Wu Pei Fa's forces of the Yangtze River, opposite Kiangyin.
The reverse inflicted by Marshal Sun Chuan Fang threatens Pukow, and thus the Cantonese rear.
THE NORTHERN VICTORY, [TEROCOF RAUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, April 10th A wireless message from Chis- king states that Sun Chuan Fang's
defeated
of Д brigade troope Southerners on the north bank of the Yangtze, and that a General Chinkiang. and 400 men escaped Three Generals and between 4,000 and 5,000 troops crossed to the Saturday morning north bank
near Chengchow.
NATIONALIST GOVERN
MENT'S OFFER TO
· JAPAN.
[THEOCCE REUTER'S AGENCE,}
SEANORAL, April 10th.
A telegram from Hankow, dated sth instant, stajes that it is reliably reported that Mr. Eugene Chen made the following offer to Consul- General Takao yesterday evening, requesting him to communicate it to Tokyo forthwith :-.
The Nationalist Government will agree not to interfere with the Japanese Concession at Hankow and not demand its retrocession. They will immediately suppress all aati-Japanese agitation in China provided Japan will agree not to join Britain and Ameries in an altimatum.
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H.M.S.·* VETERAN " RETALIATES.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S LOENCY.]'
SEANORA, April sth. H.M.S. Feteran. (a destroyer) yesterday was fred on by field guns and ride fire from forts 15 miles The down river from Chinking. Feteran used her 47 guns, firing 80 rounds, destroying the (forts') gun emplacement, hitting the bar facks and doing other considerable damage.
caualties.
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WHERE CHINA GETS HER WESTERN WAYS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. }'
LONDON, April 10th China is getting her Westernisa- tica mainly from America," said Sir Auckland Geddes in a speech at Ashford. "Those who followed the recent Mayoral elections at Chicago will have noticed that to-day as in the past an anti-British cry, help- ful at the polls and the old sport of twisting the lion's tail is still good sport to America." He pointed out that many Chinese absorbed their Western outlook from among the lower middle classes of America and therefore a very great number of young men and women in China, wha became Westernised
were Americanised and anti-Britishised.
SUPPRESSING THE COMMUNISTS.
SHANGHAI KUOMINTANG'S
REGULATIONS.
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S MOVE AGAINST HANKOW.
(CHINESE RESS SERVICE]
SHANGHAI, April 10th At a meeting, attended by all local Kuomintang leaders including Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and Mr. Wang Ching Wei, it was unanimous The Teteran was hit with shrapnely decided to deal with the Com- munists in Shanghai by a Joint and ride bullets but suffered no
Committee of members of the Central Executive Committee now in Shanghai and the Court of Im peachment. This body will meet on the 18th inst. to settle disputes between the Kuomintang and the Communistic Party. The resolu- tions were as follows:-
ΙΗΤΕΣ
As regards the firing on E.M.8 Feteran, it is unofficially stated that all such incidents in future will be treated similarly.
BRITISH AIR SQUADRON ORDERED TO CHINA,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 8th. One of the Air Force squadrons stationed at Ramsgate has been ordered to China.
"LATER
The Air Force Squadron leaving for China is No. 2, under Squadron Leader Sowrey.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}
Ruay, April 6th. The No. 2
Army Co-operation Squadron of the Royal Air Force dro ander orders to proceed to China, though the date of depar ture is not settled.
The Squadron is equipped with reconnaissance and not bombing machines, and is the first air force unit detailed for China.
Leaving For China On The 18th Instant.
LONDON, April 10th. The Air Force Squadron will depart for Southampton on the 16th inst. in readiness to sail to China. on the 16th.
1.
(1) Mr. Wang, Ching Wei, the Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, will notify Mr. Chen Tu Hsiao, the leader of Chinese Communists, that before the calling of the Joint Con ference, all Communistic activities will be prohibited within the Kuo- mintang.
(3) In view of the fact that the Central Kuomintang Party, and the Nationalist Government at Hankow have been practically dictated to by the Communistic Party, any order issued from Hankow is not to be obey if deemed to be illegal or likely to disintegrate the Kuomin
tang.
(3) All Government officials and military officers who, under the in- fluence of the Communistic Party, agitate against the Kuomintang are to be severely dealt with
(4) All pickets corps organised by labour unions are subject to the direction and control of the Kuo-
THE BUDGET.
TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMONS TODAY.
PROPOSALS " À CLOSE GUARDED SECRET."
[BRITIER WIRELESS SERVICE.)
MOSCOW'S REPLY TO THE
RAID.
PEKING
NOTE SUBMITTED TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
SOVIET EMBASSY RECALLED.
“ELEMENTARY DEMANDS" MADE.
(THROUGH LAUTEE'S AGENCY.]
Tool Of The Imperialists. The Note then proceeds to stato, that the Soviet Government clearly realises that irresponsible circles and foreign imperialists are pro- oking it to war. It also realisat that the Peking Cabinet has become & tool of their game; but the Soviet regards as its starting-point the the whole world, including the interests of the toiling masses of
RUGBY, April 9th. The Budget statement. of the Chancellor of Exchequer (Mr.
PEKING, April 10th Winston Churchill), which will be read in the House of Commons on Moscow's Note, handed by the Monday (today) is awaited with Russian Charge d'Affaires to Cheng keen interest. It is understood that You Chi and signed by M., Lizvinov, the Cabinst yesterday approved of the Budget proposals, which are
declares the raid on the Soviet closely guarded secret. The real- Embassy at Peking to be an un- ised deficit on last year's accounts, heard of violation of the elementary amounting to over £30,000,000 was exceptional and amavoidable, owing rules of International Law and alto-interests of the masses of Chiness to the industrial troubles and sachgether imprecedented between two people.
low yield from the, existing taxs- tion is unlikely in the coming year;
countries officially related.
but the newspapers anticipata that reference to the Peking Govern an additional £90,000,000 of revenue ment's admissign that it attacked will be required and will necessitate premises directly controlled by the some increases in existing taxes or
It is Soviet Embassy the Note insista the imposition of new ones. believed, however, that the Chan- that the Government ought pre cellor has no intention of departing viously to have communicated with from orthodox methods in meeting a difcult situation. Mr. Churchill is spending the week-end in the country preparing his speech.
The Health Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, referring to the Bud- get in a speech last night, said that the Government fully realised the strong feeling that existed as to the serious nature of the burden of taxation. But he reminded his hearers that by far the greater part of the nation's expenditure of over £800,000,000 annually was accounted for by items which could not be touched. I, for instance, the rate of interest on the National Debt were
lowered,
the Government would be breaking its word to the people who lent the money to the State. Moreover, it must be borne in "mind what tremendous injury had been done by events of last year. Bat for the coal subsidy, in the first instance, and the sequences of the long stoppage, the Government would certainly have fulfilled their anticipations of what they expected to save. As a mat ter of fact vast Stens had been saved in one way or another....
con-
"BEAM" TELEGRAPHY. SUCCESSFULLY OPENED BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA. [BRITISH WIRELESS KERVICE)
RUGBY, April 9th.
A large number of messages, in
mintang and if they disobey they both directions, was dealt with by will be disarmed and disbanded.
WU PEI FU IN SEMI- RETIREMENT.
the beam wireless agrvice to Aus tralia, which opened yesterday. The quantity of traffic was rather in excess of official expectations. The Post Offices atate that the ser- vice throughout the day worked splendidly. It is reported from
Considerable doubts are entertained se to whe- ther they will be able to effect the innction, as a Nationalist force in reported to be advancing on the Lunghai Hailway, between Hsund Welch Regiment aboard the URGED TO CO.OPERATE WITH Melbourne that 3,500 words were
hofu and Chengehow in an at-
tempt to cut the line.
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THE POWERS AND THE NANKING ATROCITY.
THE NOTE STILL BEING DISCUSSED.
(THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, April 9th. The British, American, French, Italian and Japanese Ministers
regarding Nanking.
Provisional Dates 'Of Bailing, The following sailings to China have been fixed provisionally:-The Derbyshire; the Scots Guards and two. Companies Northanta aboard" the City of Marseilles to-morrow. The Queen's and the remainder of the Northants aboard the Nevasa on April 13th; two batteries of Field artillery aboard the city of Povna on the April 22nd.
Ás Policemen l.
WINE AND POETRY.
FENG.
With Notwithstanding Peking's po
rosative act, which is aimed at worsening the international situa- tion and transforming military action waged by certain Imperialist Powers against China into a new World War the Soviet Government declares it will not surrender to provocation from anybody whomso aver and will in every way defend the cause of peace. The Soviet does not doubt that this aspiration will. meet with the friendly support of the toiling masses of all countries, including, ärst and foremost, the peoplee of China and the Soviet.
PEKING GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE,
the Embassy. It attributes the ex- clusion of any Embassy representa- tive from the raided territory & being due to the fact that the Peking Government preferred that the police and soldiers commit acte of violence and plunder in the ab sence of official persons, and de scribes the Peking allegation of Arms discovered and documents found evidencing preparation of a rising may altogether be implau sible and wide of the truth thinks the allegation may explain why the premises of the military attache and the Embassy occupants apartments were raided ander such extraordinary conditions.
of
It
J
(CHINESE PRESS SERVICE]
SHANGHAI, April 10th. On the 6th instant a meeting was called by Fenstieness leaders in Peking to discuss measures to bo taken to protest against the Soviet Government's malicious intentions and plans through the Russian Am bassador in Peking to undermine the Chinese Government, as was evidenced in the result of the search on the premises of the Embassy.
Inspired and Sanctioned, In consequence of the exclusion the possibility of the most elementary control, including the checking of things taken away, no guarantee exists that anything may It was decided that a representa not figure among things
found
tive be sent to interview tho which can be availed of by hostile Diplomatic Corps on the subject. foreign influences, which inspired Dr. Wellington Koo has report and sanctioned the set and the raided to the Peking Government that of the 6th instant. It was the he has lodged a strong protest with Peking Cabinet's duty to com the Soviet Government based on the municate to the Soviet Embassy, if
it had reason to believe that Chi. points: (1) that the Russian Em
bassy has long harboured a large nese citizens in its controlled terri- number of rebellious elements liable tory were engaged in activities to endanger the Chinese Gover directed against Peking interests ment and violate International and not to approach the Diplomatic Law; (2) that it violates the Sino- Body sad, in agreement with the Russian Agreement solemnly enact- Dutch Minister, Oudendijk, on itse and signed by the Russian and behalf, violate the Military A Chinese Governmenta taché's extraterritorial rights.
Co-operation between soldiers and police and the Peking. Gorerament with the representative Diplomatic Body sheds light on the true motives for the disgraceful acts of violence and violation of interna
15 the best tional rights and evidence in whose interests the acts were committed.
THE LEGATION QUARTER
11
RAID.
THE "PERMIT" QUESTION.
[HROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.) ·
PEKING, April 8th. The permit for the raid on the "Elementary Demanda.".
Soviet Legation was only for a presented for transmission to Eng-
The Note proceeds to insist upon short period which had twice been land and 1,200 words received from
the execution of the folowing extended by the foreign authorities PEKING, March 14th. England. Messages received in
"elementary demanda"; The im
to enable the search of the premises I wouldn't care if Marshal London included a telegram from mediate removal of the Chiness to continue.
Governor-General Lord Stonehaven
and police
It Chang Tao Lin should come to
was decided to grant the from the premises of the Military permit at
the & meeting of Chengchow, neither would I fee who, on behalf of the Australian military detachment
ad General Chiang Kai Shet: people, sent messages of loyalty to Attaché, Embassy and the Trade Ministers of the protocol Powers,
Marshal Wu the King, in which he said: We arrive to goad me," Pei Fu is reported to have declared regard it as singularly appropriate Mission. All those arrested in the which is not quite the car diver recently. The Marshal has lost his that at a time when intangible Embassy and Soviet Economie Iz Diplomatic Corps. It is ide
Great Britain, America, characteristic optimism and spends bonds of Empire are being an ade stitutions must be immediately re-stood that the Powers represented his days in sipping wine and writ-quately expressed and so greatly leased and all documents from the
strongthesed by the presence of the premises of the Military Attaché France, Belgium, Italy, Japan, ing poems.
Duke and Duchess of York, this must be immediately returned. The Spain, and Holland." material hak should have been by the police and the Ankuochun that nothing could be done at such money, books, furniture, etc., stolen
The Dutch Minister pointed out Military must be returned to their
In anticipation of the near a
of Marshai Wu's faithful sub- ordinates suggested that he should
also requested the marshal to 80 leave the fighting zose at once for Loyang. General Mi Chun Pac has back to his native district in Shan-
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KING. FUAD TO VISIT ENGLAND.
At the farewell inspection of 2nd Scots Guards and ist Northants, Lieut-General Sir David Campbell, addressing the troops, said. The present moment of the great Civil and desorted to the Northern side. met this morning, when it is be- War in China is one with which we proach of the Mukden forces to It is reported that the Northernersieved they discussed the demands have nothing to do. It is a Chinese Chengchow from the east route some brought to completion. are exccuting all prisoners. Southerners Crossing To Nanking. It is understood that the five affair and they must be allowed to At the From a wireless message from Powers are unanimous now regard settle it for themselves. Chinking of the 9th instant it ap that the Note will be presented have considered it necessary to send ing these but it is not anticipated time, the British Government pears that the successful drive by Sun Chuan Fang's troops reached to-day to Mr. Eugene Chen or to troops to China to preserve law and order and protect British lives." He emphasised that they were not three points on the north bank of General Chiang Kai Shek
going to China for war but rather the Yangtaze opposite Chinking.
na policemen, and only in the last While the Northerners have not yet crossed the river, the Nationalists
resort must force be used. sre already falling back on Chin kinng and along the railway towards Changchow and Nanking.
Presentation Shortly.
LONDON, April 9th. It is believed in well-informed quarters in London that there' is now nothing to prevent the pre There Bentation in the next few days of are no troop movements across the the identie notes of the five Powers river, which points to the fact that concerned regarding, the Nanking all the Nationalists in this area are outrages.
It now south of the Yangtaze.
A wireless message from Nanking, dated the 9th instant, states that
there are signs of the Nationalists Many withdrawing from Pukow, junks are full of soldiers continually crossing to Nanking.
SOUTHERNERS CONCEN- TRATING AT NANKING. (CHINESE PRESS AERVICE.]
SHANGHAI, April 10th General Liu Chi, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's supporter, has led all his troops to concentrate at Nan- king.
MARSHAL CHIANG GOING TO NANKING.
[CHINESE, FEESS. SERVICE]
SHANGHAI, April 10th.
ia understood that France and Italy. intend to join in the protest. The terms will not be published before the Notes are in the hands
of the Cantonese authorities.
It is understood that the ques- tion of
is sanctions
entirely separate from the presentation of Notes
Japan's Alleged Altitude.
SHANGHAI, April 9th.
A Japanese semi-official message from Peking says that the joint Note of protest against the Nan- king outrages will be presented after another discussion by the Ministers concerned.
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Dominated By Pro South Group... As he is needed in Chengcbow as a sort of figure-bead the pro-South generals are trying to prevent Mar- shal Wu from departing. Marshal Wu is at present dominated by the latter group.
Kaifeng correspondence
INTENDS HONOURING THE. MEMORY OF SAMUEL CROMPTON.
[BRITISH WIRKLESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, April 9th.
owners.
Were
meeting unless those present were
unanimous.
Some of the Chinese arrested have been proved to be ordinary cu ployees of the Dahl Bank and four Chinese of the Chinese-Eastern Railway have been released."
"Theritable."
SHANGHAI, April 9th A semi-official Japanese message from Feking states, with reference to the permits for the raid, that the
Pending satisfaction of these de- mands the Soviet considers itself bound, as a sign of protest, to recall from Peking its Charge d'Affairet, Chernykh, with all the Embassy, leaving only Consular personnel. The Soviet limits itself to the above very elementary demands, which it contends will certainly not put the Peking Government in a humiliating and points out that any Press reports from Cairo state Imperialist Government in anslog members of the Diplomatic Corps MORE AMERICAN MARINES
that, according to present arrougeous circumstances would have explain that, in view of the fact FOR CHINA.
ments, King Fuad will visit England plied with acts of the most ruthless that 300 pistols were taken out of states in July, arriving at Dover on July repression. But although the Soviet the Legation quarter the day before (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE).
that General Wei I San, General 4th and staying for three days as possesses adequate resources to the raid, it was inevitable that per- Tien Wei Chan and General Wang guest of the King at Buckingham have recourse to repressive men- mission should be granted for the WASHINGTON, April 9th. The third contingent of Marines Wei Wei have sent a wire to Mar- Palace.
shal Wu urging him to sever rela-. During his stay in England, Kings and compulsion, it declares, raid with a view to the maintenance
"of peace and order in Peking, it definitely refrains therefrom. ense San Diego about April 12th. tions with Mukden and to start Fuad will visit the great manufac The second contingent sailed only
rehabilating the Chibli forces. turing centre of Bolton, Lancashire, yesterday.
It is understood that President They suggested that Chihli should to honour, the, memory of Samuel make an agreement with Marshal Crompton, who invented the spin- Was not the
Feng Yu Coolidgo's decision
Yu Hsiang and the nation ning mule which revolutionised the result of advice of any important alists for co-operation and non-cation industry and whose work alteration in the situation in China but was due to the dificulty of interence. The Chihli generals can helped the forward march in the
obtain their salvation through an Egyptian cotton fields. holding fast transports ready at alliance with General Yen Shih Crompton died in 1877 and the San Diego for emergency-in the shan of Shanai and General Chen centenary is being celebrated in event of a call for reinforcements.
[An earlier cable from Washing. Tiao Yuan" of Anhui. By these Arrangements. they should be able ton stated:
to bring out a new situation, and The Government has decided to send fifteen hundred more marines his generals requested him to take
command as usual.
are
the
It appears that Japan still in to China, as Admiral Williams has sists ou devising moderate measures informed the Navy Department whereas Great Britain and America that conditions at Hankow On the other hand many of the are urging her to act in concert steadily becoming worse, and that with them in the event of the the Chinese authorities are ap- Nationalists refusing to accept parently not trying to check law their demands - „a
lessness,]
Japan's "Moderation," The Japanese semi-oficial tele- Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, left Shanghai for Nanking on Friday. gram from Peking on the foregoing ho was statement is one of several from departure, Before his requested by representatives of the Japanese Foreign Office News several local organisations not to Agency which has been tirculating leave at present as they feared for newspapers in China recently, ap the maintenance of public pence in patently with the object of contrast
'moderation" of Japan that he has assigned that duty with what is implied as a policy of his absence. Marshal Chiang said ing the specially to General Pei Chung Ha force by Britain and America.
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MIDDLESEX LEAVE HONG KONG FOR THE NORTH. The 1st Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, under the command of Lient. Col. YL N. Pearson, D.8.0., have left Hong Kong for the North on the Herminius, their destination being unknown,
But Marshal Wu is said to pay very little attention to this scheme. Chihli leaders are reported to be in favour of this project and to have pledged themselves to the sup port of General Chin Yun Aq and General Wei I Bat-Kuo Wen.
GREECE'S WAR DEBT TO"
-BRITAIN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 10th An Agreement for setting the Greek War Debt to Britain has been signed in London.
Bolton
SACCO AND VANZETTI."
J
~ BOMB THROWERS TO BE
EXECUTED.
ARGENTINE WORKERS'
ACTION.
[EXUTIE'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
BCenos Aires, April 9th, The port workers have declared 48 hours' strike in protest of the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, which now appears to be imminent.
Date of Execution,
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NEW YORK, April 10th. The week beginning July 10th has been fized for the enforcement of the death penalty upon Bacco and Vanzetti
BANDITS RAMPANT IN MANCHURIA
SUNGARI AND `YALU BPECIALLY BAD.
GOVERNMENT TROOPS IN
PURSUIT. «
up and the passengers robbed, while villages have been raided at frem quent intervals and bend villagers. carried off as hostages. Along the Yalu, pretty much the same situa. tion has prevailed, according to official reports.
Russians From Siberia. Not all the bandits are Chinese, MUKDE, March 17th.
however. On one or two occasions, Bandits are again on the rampage after government troops and out- in Manchuria and the Civil Gover-laws had engaged in pitch battles, nor has received a report from the the bodies of dead Russians were chief of Tuyien haien stating that on found amongst those of native. the 11th instant and on various bandits killed Evidence points to dates thereafter several villages the fact that these Russians came been raided and looted from the other side of the frontier these desperadoes, Soldiers have although, in claiming that the been despatched to various districta Soviet authorities connived at their for the purpose of keeping a sharp participation in bandits raids, the Chinese have probably stretched a check upon bandit movements.
Manchuria has usually enjoyed a point, good reputation in respect of bandit It is more certain that Russian depredations but in recent times smugglers on the frontier have the activities of the hunghutzes in found more profitable to work the Three Eastern Provinces have with the bandits than to be entirely been us frequent and intense as in on their own since, very often, they other provinces. Along the Bungazi have to hide in the mountains where this winter not a week has passed the hunghutze have their head without some motor-car being held quarter-North China Daily News