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CLASH ON

MANCHURIA BORDER Japanese Report 200 Soviet Casulties

MOSCOW

Follow Up By

98 FEET CAR

RESERVED Lodging Demarche CRASH OVER

Moscow, To-day.

Authoritative circles here ad- mit "an exchange of shots near Changkufeng,” but say the details are unknown.-Reuter.

HANKOW'S KEEN INTEREST IN BORDER INCIDENTS

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Hankow, To-day. The news of the major Soviet-Manchukuo clash yesterday morning in the Changkufang area is arousing the keenest of interest here.

The news

is spreading like wildfire, although views differ as to the possibility of a Russian- Japanese War.

Some are of the opinion that war between Russia and Japan is

In Moscow

Tokyo, To-day.

EMBANKMENT

A car, No. 4426, owned by Mr.

Instructions have been sent to Japanese Ambassa- A Malcolm, of No. 114, The dor M. Shigemitsu in Moscow to protest in Peak, was found by a gas lighter connection with an ugly clash on the Soviet-early yesterday morning very Manchukuo border yesterday morning.

badly damaged as the result of a This latest development of the incident has caused crash for some 98 feet over an

a profound sensation in Tokyo.

The clash occurred in the region of the Changku- fang Hill which recently was occupied by the Soviets and retained despite vigorous Japanese protests.

The Japanese allege that they

Soviets on the previous night

the

launched an attack under cover of a dense fog and assisted

embankment on Plantation Road. For the present, mystery sur-

rounds the affair as no report of the accident has yet been made to the police.

Before going over the embank- ment, the car knocked down lamppost.

It was Mr. Malcolm's car, but

STEAMER PIRATED at the time of going to press, the

police were not aware whether or

by tanks, but at 5:40 a.m., the Japanese had captured the Hill, inflicting 200 casualties and cap Colony this morning state that

Brief reports received in

! the by some unauthorised person. turing 11-tanks-and-two moun the s.s. St. Vincent de Paul is now tain-guns, as well as ammunition.

The Soviets have contended on her way to Shanghai after be-casualties among the officers and that the Hill is in Soviet terri-ing pirated on Saturday, under crew. tory.

circumstances which have led to The piracy took place a little to

NEAR SHANGHAI not the vehicle was being driven

Yesterday's demarche followed fears that her arrival may reveal the south of Haichow. the emergency consultation be- tween the Japanese War Minis- ter, Lt.-General Seishiro Itagaki and the Foreign Office.

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THE NEXT STAGE? It is felt that any Soviet at- tempt to re-occupy the disputed territory may precipitate in a far more serious clash, though Japanese circles consider that now. - highly ✨ probable, while tactical considerations will pre- others believe that the clash is vent the Soviets from taking Just another border incident. action on a large scale.

The Changkufeng area where The news is over-shadowing they are, is liable to be isolated the present fighting along the as it is a narrow strip of land

Twith the sea at the back, Yangise River front which is re-

Reuter. ported to be quiet.

SOVIET PROTEST IN TOKYO

Tokyo, To-day The Soviet-Russian Charge

It is generally agreed that even if there is no war as a result of this last clash, at least Japan will hesitate to send more troops D'Affaires has protested to the Ja-

to China. Reuter.

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