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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 3, 1988.

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MOSCOW'S CALM NOT DISTURBED BY INCIDENTS Anti-War Day Meeting Warns Japanese Samurai

Soviet Believes NOT VIEWED Japan Bluffing And

LEPER COLONY

VERY SERIOUSLY STAGES REVOLT Will Climb Down FOR PRESENT IN RUMANIA

Moscow, To-day.

London, To-day.

Only a few of the morning

The fighting along the Manchukuo border has not disturbed the calm of the Soviet capital and the affair is regarded as merely another local inci- dent which causes bad blood, but will blow over. It is pointed out that the Soviet is not prepared for war. It is also believed that Japan is bluffing and therefore will climb down if Russia makes clear her determination not to yield. Brief reports of the fighting had conversation with M. Lit are printed inconspicuously in the vinov, but the Chief Secretary of studiously the Japanese Embassy lodged a avoid any comment, but the gen-protest with the Foreign Com- eral sentiments of the public missariat against the latest and the country's, preparedness "frontier violation." The Far are summed up in the resolutions East Department, however, re- year. adopted at factory meeting yes-jected the protest. Trans- terday on the occasion of "Anti- Ocean. War Day."

newspapers which

HSINKING PROTEST

Hainking, To-day.

One resolution declares: "Let the Japanese Samurai remember The Government of Manchukuo that the Soviet people are not has lodged a protest with the Soviet scared by threats. The Stalinist Consul-General in Harbin against Youth are ready at the first call the violation of the frontier at of their Party and the Govern- Changkufeng and also against the ment to repulse the enemy." air raids on the frontier between Reuter.

Manchukuo and Korea.

FRENCH ATTITUDE

Bucharest, To-day.

Japanese situation, but those papers comment on the Russo- According to reports here, the which do so are not inclined to inmates of the Leper Camp at regard it too seriously.

Tichilegti staged a revolt on Tues- ample, regards

The "Daily Express," for ex-day because the food given them

war as unlikely and says that Stalin is afraid of was, in their view, "not fit for many should make it the oppor- war in the Far East, lest Ger-human consumption." tunity to attack him on the West. and marched in a procession to the 30 lepers escaped from the camp Japan dare not fight because the town of Tulcea, which is 20 kilo- war in China is taxing her mili-metres from the isolation camp, to tary strength far more than she submit their complaits to the au- anticipated, and is of the opinion thorities. that this incident may be settled like the other incidents of past faces showed frightful marks of the The arrival of the lepers whose horrible disease, caused panic The "Daily Sketch" remarks among the population of the town. that had the Russo-Japanese The lepers refuged to leave the fighting occurred only one year town before their demands were ago, it would have been almost fully granted... Authorities there- impossible to have avoided a upon conceded to these demands major war, but to-day the conflict and the lepers marched back to the can be described as "Russo-isolation camp, escorted by guards. Japanese friction" and it is a-Trans-Ocean. hopeful sign of the time that neither Japan nor Russia is now. prepared to embark on the dan-

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The Manchukuo Government de gerous adventure of war-Reu- LORD RUNCIMAN

TO MEET LEADERS

Paris, To-day. manded that measures should be ter The latest occurrences on the immediately. taken against the local Saviet-Manchurian frontier are the frontier officials, guilty either of chief theme of discussion in Paris organising or tolerating these ille- newspapers to-day. There is un-galities.

animity of opinion that neither At the same time the Manchukuo Moscow nor Tokyo desire the pre-Government expressed its readiness sent tension to degenerate into still to enter into negotiations for a more serious conflict.

friendly settlement of the frontier

In political circles, the events, it question, provided the Soviet Gov- is true, are regarded as very grave ernment sincerely desires it. but the view nethertheless prevails Trans-Ocean. that they are of too local a nature to become the starting point of a great Soviet-Japanese conflict.

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MOSCOW NOT AT ALL EXCITED

Moscow, To-day..

London, To-day. It is confirmed that conversations bet Lord Runciman and repre- sentatives of the Czechoslovak Gov ernment on the one side and the Sudeten German Party on the other,

Since the press here studiously are scheduled for the second half refrains from commenting the of the present week. Changkufeng incidents reporting The Times" reports that in view merely the diplomatic steps under- of the constant change in the situa- taken in the matter, it is naturally tion, no hard and fast programme rather difficult to ascertain the So-can be drawn up, Lord Runciman viet Government's views and inter- merely expressed wish to tions in the Manchukuo affair.

make the personal acquaintance of as many Representatives as pos-

JAPANESE VERSION

Tokyo, To-day. In contradiction to a Soviet re- Paris newspapers, in this connec-port regarding the casualties in tion, publish reports that during the frontier clashes near Changku- the last four days 200,000 Japanese feng the Japanese War Ministry

Foreign observers regard it as troops from North China and Shan-announced yesterday that since the certain that the Soviet authoritiessible of the Czechoslovak Govern- si have been transferred via Tien-outbreak of the hostilities 3 Ja- tsin to Manchuria and that other panese officers and 27 soldiers have are anxious to localise the incidents ment, aud of the various Nationali- ties. Moreover, Lord Runciman is troop movements of the same kind been killed and 67 wounded. The

by no means tied to Prague- continue.

Russian casualties are declared to

This view appears to be supported

Trans-Ocean. be 250 of which 70 are killed.by the tone of the speeches and Trans-Ocean.

resolutions occasioned by the Anti War Day demonstrations..

TROOPS MOVING Moreover, numerous troop tran- sports have arrived in Dairen on the Kwantung Peninsula. A : re- port received via London and Shang- hai states that the internal situa tion in Manchuria is strained' on account of the activity of the Chin- ese ex-Communists belonging to the 8th Route Army.

SOVIET REJECT PROTEST

Moscow, To-day.

and to avoid actual conflict.

PORTUGUESE COAST DEFENCES

Lisbon, To-day.

Although in some of these, rather vigorous language was used in con- demning the provocations of "a mad Japanese military clique," it was otherwise stressed that "the Soviet Russian people is determined to fight. The British Military Mission, A new protest was lodged with hard for the defence of the country. which ha been staying in Portugal the director of the Far East De "In other words the vocabulary for several past, left Monday. As regards the fight for the partment of the Foreign Commis- used in the speeches and resolutions night for Earo to inspect the South heights around

Changkufeng, sariat, M. Mironov, yesterday by was hardly more aggressivo. "Figaro" takes the view that the the First Secretary of the Japanese on similar occasions in the party Russians will not give up the fight Embassy in Moscow, Mr. Llakawa, An amcial statement issued on until they are again in possession regarding the violation of the Man- the incidents likewise shows the of the site. These heights have an churian frontier by Aquadron of dency to regard the incidents extraordinary strategic value be- forty Soviet aeroplanes, por conflicts of a local e

"character," A cause they command the whole Bay The Japanese representative om- fact that show the hope of a' diplos of Possiet. Trans Ocean,

SHIGEMITSU FAILS TO

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phasised the serious view his Gov- matiè” settlement has not yet been

ernment was taking of the Incident abandoned and likewise attents the

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of the frontier by a complete aquad. ceed slowly, in the matter, the text

MORROW, Te dor According to well-informed ron flying in formation is without of the Instruction Issued to the Box Poreigners in the Soviet Union- quarters; the Japanese bassa- precedent,

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The director of the Far East de advising the latter to lodge a pros church services, a deeree to Cala structed by

yes partment rejected the protest de test against the actions of 4 Japans alleet having been issued yantarany terday

ntact claring it to be groundless and ese military clique which is not by the Comminaat of the Interior Commis- thus implying that the Soviet Union Identified by the Soviet Governo The ounishment for viel 18.27263 will not admit of frontier, vicle, with the Intentions of the has not yet tion Trans-Otsafi.