BORDER BATTLES
UNPRECEDENTED SCALE
REM TAKE THE OFFENSIVE.
CHINESE DRIVEN BAC£. (United Service.) (Received 9 a.m.) HONG-KONG, August 20. ■Special Chinese reports from Harbin state that lighting on a hitherto unprecedented scale is taking place between Russian and ’Chinese' troops at the border town of Chalanor. The Soviet forces took the offensive heavy lighting continuing for soine hours. ‘ Tlie Chinese were outnumbered and retired to the trenches, fierce" battling taking place, both sides employing ( heavy artillery. According to Chinese, reports, the battle for Tungninhsien started on the 18th at dawn, continuing till yesterday, afternoon.
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Northern Advocate, 21 August 1929, Page 5
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