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I was rather..impressed with the and formed into squads which more Soviet Russia has secured that the S'ha, Explorations ....... inct than neither General Wang systematically advanced into the nor general Hsu displayed the nearer villages, and, as soon as it least bit of "gide," but were, on was possible, units were reformed the contrary, two quiet-spoken, and were marched off along the simple and unassuming men. Both railway line on the further advance wore lose, Chinese cotton trousers to Hsuchow. The victory had been and cotton shirts and mixed in the complete and, while it was impos general conversation in quite chatty fashion, and it would have been difficult for one who did not know them. to have picked out the generals from the others in the Blon by appearances only.

When questioned as to the situn- tion General Hsu said that coun- try was clear of enemy troops as far as the Grand Canal all along the line, and it appeared that he was correct for, with the exception

At Headquarters. of a short stop at Shakow, we raa

Throughout the afternoon Gen- right through to the Canal with no cral Hsu Yuan Chuan sat at the delays. On the way we passed table in the saloon of the Shantung through units of the Sixth Army in his shirt sleeves sending out mes pushing forward-infantry, cavalry sengers and receiving the reports of ing to the Soviet treaty are either

al officials and worlunen, who accord- and one battery. They appeared those that came in. At five o'clock Soviet or Chinese citizens (another to be in fire spirits and waved 23 a messenger arrived to report that violation of "equal opportunities), we nased, chering the "Barbros," Talerching, the terminus of the must be members of trade unions

they the Russians. 4.30 brich to the which leeal we reached Manchuang, within half fiem Lintheng, had een castured under the control of the Central a mile of the Canal bridge, to find by the 3rd army at tn c'clock in the station full of troops and en- campments in the open space on other couriers came in to re, ort resides in Harbin and supervises themorning. Shortly afterwards Executive Council of Trade Unions in Moscow, whose representative Loth sides, while the sound of ride that the 5th and 7th armies had the local unions. firing could be heard from the front made the crossing of the canal on where troops were entrenched be the left and were pushing on south, hind the ennal embankment, and an and by six o'clock, horsemen from

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Near Manchuria, in Mongolia, list of the foreign States with full "n" we find, after Mexico, in, the that had before been silent or red sceing day sign to the southemus other serious violations of Chinese diplomatic representation,

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