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three Japanese planes met 60 Soviets and brought own six; Japanese losses, nil.
Adding up the two sides of the "balance sheet", the Soviets, claim that 205 Soviet and 35240 Japanese planes participated; Japanese losses, 84, Soviet losses, 26.
The Japanese claim that 284 Soviet 'planes and an undeter mined number of Japanese-
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a result of which Japanese losses were five. and Soviet losses 70 that since Tuesday, 133 Soviet On the other hand, Tokyo claims
machines have been brought down!
It is perhaps, best to take-all- the figures with a substantial grain of salt. There are indica- tions, however, that some san- guinary fighting has been going on in the Lake Buir Nor Region, and while the Soviet claims may be subject to the usual War Ministry" censorship common to the fighting forces of the world, their report of having lost more: 'planes than the Japanese on May 28 may swing the balance – slightly-in-favour of their "es H.K.$36.00———| timates" as opposed to the Ja- panese figures which are obvious- ly "cooked." Those who read!
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Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 28, 1939. Vespa's "Secret Agent of Ja
PROPAGANDA
́`This business of keeping up the Espionage morale of the troops and the
While the incident involving: people back home, though neces- sary to ensure the smooth work an official of the local Japanese Consulate and his camera in the ing of the Military Machine, vincinity of Mt. Davis is still makes it difficult for neutral ob-sub judice, the mere fact of his. servers to get any sort of idea presence close to such fortifica-- tions calls attention to the need exactly how things are going on for tightening up the espionage —which means their readers are regulations, particularly in the similarly puzzled. There have matter of cameras, maps and been many examples of this dur-sketches.
ing the current Sino-Japanese For several years now, family War, but an even better example groups of Japanese have gone is provided by the present "un-out on picnics. Doubtless, many declared incidents" on the Outer of these are innocent of any sus-- Mongol frontier.
picion of espionage. Yet the fact
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So far, the Soviet claims would that the majority of these pic-- appear to be leading on points, nics are held in the vicinity of— for on May 28 the Soviet Air Hong Kong's fortifications is a Force reported shooting down curious coincidence, to say the three Japanese planes, while los- least.
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ing nine; this may, or may not, Every Japanese, the saying. be the correct figure. But at goes, is a "spy" acting, unpaid least they were honest enough to often for his mother country. admit having lost more than the And every Japanese is a photo- other side; this lends an air of grapher, and a very good one,, versimilitude which the Japanese too. The presence of such a com reports lack.
|bination, especially in Hong Kong Subsequent · claims by both is a dangerous one where the se sides, are well up to the usual cret defences of this important. standard of "official communi- naval base are concerned. *** ques."
Hong Kong is liberally supplied! On Thursday, according to the with notices prohibiting the tak Soviets, 120 Japanese planes ing of photos, maps or sketches were engaged by 95 Soviet air of fortifications, and so on. But. craft, 31 Japanese were brought there, to all intents and purposes,. down and 12 Soviet. According the matter rests in most cases.... to the Japanese, 150 Soviet In Japan, as more than one: 'planes were engaged by 18 Ja-unfortunate tourist has discover. panese, who shot down 49 and ed, a serious view is taken when lost five.
a man and his camera are found On Saturday, the Soviets said close to a fortified area. Films that 60 Japanese 'planes were are seized, examined and, even. met by 60 Soviet machines; 25 if found, innocent, destroyed; it Japanese bit the dust and two plenty of talking to get out
fined or even imprison.........
Soviet On Saturday!i
the-Japanese,
the majority of Hong Japanese are". possibly suspicion, it is high time ous photo- hbourhood of