FIGHTING IN MANCHUKUO

Evening Star, Issue 21220, 29 September 1932, Page 9

FIGHTING IN MANCHUKUO

ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS REIGN OF TEROR IN HANCHULI Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SHANGHAI, September 28. Reports from Harbin, which are confirmed by Tokio. indicate an alarming state of affairs along the trans-Siberian Railway; the capture of Manchuli, a border station between Siberia and Manchuria, by anti-Manchukuo troops; and the seizure of the station and the rolling stock, causing complete dislocation of the through traffic. A considerable force descended on the town. Though the fate of foreigners is not known, there have been large casualties among the native population. Anti-Manchukuo troops are firing on passing trains, rendering travel dangerous. It is reported that they also intend to massacre all the Japanese in Manchuli and Hailar districts as a reprisal for the Japanese seizure of Manchuria.

The announcement is creating the gravest apprehension, and the activities of the Chinese volunteer corps, which is operating in Manchuria, are causing the Manchiikuo authorities endless anxiety.