FIGHTING IN CHINA.
HOSTILITIES RESUMED. By Telesrraph— Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received May 17, 11.10 a.m.) TOKIO, May 16. According to Pekin reports "hostili. ties have again broken out between General Wn Pei-fu and General Chang Tso-lin, Governor of Manchuria, north of Tientsin. SOVIET RUSSIA CUT OFF. B- T.7——p re . c tssociafion—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received May 17. 12.30 p.m.) PEK TNG, May 16. Chang Tso-lin's declaration is particularly important as the independence of Manchuria and Japanese influence there, in conjunction with the Japanese maritime Province of Kamchatka practically cuts off Soviet Russia from the Far East- Furthermore, the Chinese hope of regaining control o! Mongolia by peaceful means may no*\ l>e frustrated, as it is not likely that the Russian forces there will be withdrawn unless General Chang Tso-lin is first suppressed.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16735, 17 May 1922, Page 8
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