Show CHINA CALLS CALLSON CALLSON ON RUSSIA FOR TROOPS Crisis Nears as Leader Asks Armed Assistance From Soviets B By fly Associated ted Press Tress HARBIN Manchuria Jan 29 29 The Rengo Japanese News Vs agency correspondent said today that Ting Chao leader of one Chinese faction I in northern Manchuria had asked the manager of ot the Chinese Eastern railroad to request that Soviet Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia send troops into the area between Harbin and Kirin The he situation here appeared to b be growing more serious as tension in increased increased in- in increased creased between the red and white J 1 Russians between the opposing Chinese factions and between Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- Japanese anese forces and the Chinese One report to the thc Rengo a agency said Ting Chao had arrested Chang Chan Chin Hul one of his opponents ant and had set l himself up as the governor of the Harbin district occupying the provincial government headquarters OFFICES GUARDED Three thousand armed guards of the thc Chinese Eastern railway which is jointly owned and operated by China and Russia guarded the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road offices and the Russian consulate consulate consulate late fearing an attack by the white Russians They also were said to have furnished arms to Ting Chaos Chao's men This the Ren Rengo o agency said constituted constituted con con- cooperation with wilh the anti- anti Japanese military leader The agency also said that Ting Chao had telegraphed telegraphed tele- tele graphed the government ties at Nankin saying th that he intended to resist the advance of or Japanese troops on the way in to protect J Japans Japan's interests CHECK JAPA JAPANESE ESE In that messa message e said the agency Ting Chao inform informed cd Nankin that as as commander of the railway guards I will cooperate with the Soviet Russians in an attempt to check the Japanese force marching on Harbin General Jiro Tamon is commanding the Japanese This situation developed when trains bringing up Japanese troops were held up by breaks in the line One of these was at the southern end of a bridge to the south of Harbin and it was reported that the Chinese and Japanese artillery were carrying carrying carry carry- in ing on a lively duel across the river Between the bridge and the c city t roads were held by the Chinese and the he Japanese advance was temporarily tempo- tempo halted The suburbs of or Harbin and the Chinese barracks were being bombed from the air |