THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 1 1938.
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Foreign Opinion On War Outlook Aids Calm
Adequate Forces 200 SOVIET
Made Available
Just In Case
Tokyo, To-day.
KIUKIANG BAN
TROOPS KILLED YESTERDAY
Tokyo, To-day.
Following the apparent withdrawal of the Soviet About 200 Soviet troops were troops to their base positions, it seems, accord-estimated to have been killed in ing to latest reports, that the situation in the Wednesday's fighting, according to region of the Changkufeng area has become a Korean Army communique. quieter.
The communique declares that
AROUSES PROTESTS
Shanghai, To-day. The British firms whose em- ployees have been prevented from returning to Kiukiang, as reported yesterday, have made strong re- Soviet soldiers kept up their fire presentations to the British Em- on, the Changkufeng area from bassy, urging that a protest be The fact dawn till 3.00 p.m., yesterday, made to Japan.
when approximately three Soviet
Military and political circles here are continuing to
take a calm view of developments. that foreign opinion has, for the most part, been inclined to doubt the possibility of grave ward. developments in this dispute has clearly also It is estimated that the Soviet their view is that there is no helped in the formation of Japanese equani- troops in Changkufeng area are validity to the Japanese conten- mity.
in the neighbourhood of three in- tion that it would not be safe fantry regiments, and one me- for foreigners to return to Kiu-
battalions began moving north- It is reliably learned that the British Navy has intimated that
-Reuter.
KEIKO BOMBING
All the same, the Japanese For- the Soviet Russians, after the ar-chanised brigade with 32 tanks. kiang. eign Office and War Ministry are rival of reinforcements, were con- in no way inclined to underestim-tinuing their attacks on the hills
British business interests ate the gravity of the position. near Changkufeng.
stress that if the Japanese ban In the first place, it is still
on the return of foreigners is ac- The troops consisted mainly of hard to say what are the inten-G. P. U. border guards, only un-
cepted, this case will set a pre- tions of Soviet Russia in having substantially increased by regular other bombing raid was made on be barred from re-entry to Han- At exactly at the same time, an- cedent whereby foreigners will recourse to the employment of army units.
Keiko. At 2.40 p.m.,
24 Soviet kow, should this city be occupied large military forces in a dispute In detail the military actions are bombers bombarded the Japanese by the Japanese. Reute of a local character.
described by the spokesman as fol-positions near Changkufeng. At The Japanese War Ministry is lows: "On August 1, at 4.00p.m. 7.30 a.m., on August 2, 15 bombers consequently doing its utmost to the Soviet attack on Shuiliufeng, 12 carried out an attack on Chang-MR. see that Japanese action in the kilometres north of Changkufeng, Changkufeng area is confined to was repulsed. At 12.30 p.m. the kufeng which was followed at 9 a.m., "restoration of the frontier situa- same day, 12 Russian bombers matalion with 9 tanks, three of which by an attack of one infantry bat- chine-gunned and bombed the hills of Changkufeng, while, 19 reconno were destroyed.
tion."
JAPAN'S POSITION
DUFF
COOPER'S BALTIC TOUR
Kiel, To-day
It is realized that the tacit toler-tring.planes flew over the Mauchure A new attack near Changkufeng
The First Lord of the Admiralty, ation of the Soviet challenge would ian territory, 30 kilometres north has launched by 3 to 4 infantry have greatly impaired the fighting of Novokievsk on Possiet Bay and battalions withfield artillery at 3 Mr. A. Duff Cooper, will arrive spirit of the Japanese Army and 18 heavy bombers bombarded Shui. p.m., and was likewise repelled. The to-morrow in the co would have had repercussions on liufeng. At 12.40 p.m. on August bombers appeared once more over official visit to the Baltic harbours. the China front. For the rest "it 1st, 30-heavy-bombers flew over Changkufeng at 5.80 p.m., dropping After a two-day stands to reason that adequate Manchurian territory, 70 kilometres bombs and 60 aeroplanes attacked proceed on-board ~ forces have been made available by west of Vladivostok. At 2 p.m.; 4 Kojo at 6 p.m. In the evening at Yacht, "Enchantress, the Japanese War Ministry to frus-bombers bombarded Keiko and the 8 o'clock, the Heights of Changku-Danzig, Helsingfors, Stockholm and trate any far-reaching intentions surrounding region and at 2.38 p.m. feng were under heavy artillery Copenhagen.—Trans-Ocean. of the Soviet rulers."
Chintsaochang, 10 kilometres south-fire. According to
of Wednes-
will
ralty Cdynia,
The Rawalpindi which left
It is expected in Tokyo that pro-west of Changkufeng on Manchur-day's fighting an attack of 2 to 3 tests lodged in Moscow by Japanian territory, was attacked by 21 Soviet infantry battalions was Shanghai on Tuesday is due here and Manchukuo will have at least heavy bombers.
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the effect of making the position clear. The total strength of Rus- sian forces concentrated in this area is estimated at three regiments of infantry and one tank brigade. --Trans-Ocean.
JINGOISM IN RUSSIA
Moscow, To-day; Some 40,000 workers of the Sta- lin Automobile Factory in Moscow drafted a resolution calling upon the Government to "punish the provocations of the Japanese Militarists."
The workers announced their readiness to "take up arms merci- lessly against the enemy in their territory."
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The units of the "Red" Navy ser- ving with the Amur River Flotilla, who were due to be demobilised in the Autumn, have indicated their willingness to continue under the colours.be
Resolutions supporting the Gov- ernment in any action it might take against the Japanese were receiv- ed from the Collective Farmers, Tractor Brigades and non-Cos
Reuter
SURVEY OF CL
The Spokesm
War Ministry hansive survey Changkufeng,
repulsed-Trans-Ocean.
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