793.94/2005: Telegram
The Vice Consul at Harbin (Dutko) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 7—2 p.m.]
Following message from Hanson by telephone October 7, 8 a.m.:
“The number of Chinese killed during the fighting at Nanling and Kuanchengtse totalled 118, wounded 199.
The town Chinese police and Chinese Eastern Railway police at Kuanchengtse are unarmed. They are on duty and are under control and jurisdiction of Japanese gendarmes. Each of the Chinese Eastern Railway police has on his coat sleeve badge of white cloth giving, in Chinese, name of his company and in addition little red stamp about one and one quarter inches square which bears Chinese characters signifying Changchun Japanese gendarmes. About 20 Japanese gendarmes at Kuanchengtse are armed, 2 of whom meet each train.
Leaving this morning for Kirin and will return evening of the 9th about 6 p.m.”
Legation informed, Tokyo informed.