MANCHURIAN WARFARE

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 127, 25 November 1929, Page 9

MANCHURIAN WARFARE

SERIOUS SOVIET ATTACKS DEFENDEES EETBEAT United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Eeceived 25th November, 10 a.m.) SHANGHAI, 24th November. It is announced that the threat of Soviet forces to ocenpy Harbin within a month appears approaching materialisation, following the reported capture of Hailar after a serious combined cavalry, tank, and aeroplane attack, which resulted in a complete loss of morale on the part of the Chinese forces, who are retreating rapidly. • It is reported that there were twelve thousand casualties. The Reds also captured Muling, the Chinese retreating in disorder.