1938-05-05 — Page 12

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1938.

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Tokyo, May 4.

Russia's alleged disregard for Japanese interests and the military assistance that she is said to be giving to China was dealt with in two statements by the Foreign Office, issued within 24 hours of each other.

In a statement yesterday the Foreign Office spokes- man made a vigorous protest against the military assistance that Russia is alleged to be giving China.

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This afternoon he made another statement, declaring that the Soviet Government "fails to reciprocate the goodwill manifested by the Japanese Government in its efforts to settle all impending problems between the two countries, despite the Soviet's professed readiness to settle all pending issues in a spirit of conciliation and concession."

the

The Soviet Government, statement declares, bas unilaterally demanded closure of the Japanese Consulates at Habarovsk and Bingo- vorchensk, while negotiations on the question are still going on.

by

The Soviet steamers detained the Japanese for invasion of Japan's territorial waters have been released

the

Government Јаралеве

tu "actuated by a desire Improve relations between Japan and the Soviet Union."

by

Their release by the Japanese Government was designed as a first definite measure for settling all pending problemas, but the Soviet Government has failed to reciprocate Japan's friendly gesture and on the other hand is still detnining severalf Japanese nationals, whom it promised to release.

CONCESSION PROBLEM

JAPANESE DEFEATED

IN SHANSI

Guerillas Continue To Harass Enemy Communications

Sinn, May 4. Further successes of Chinese troops in Shansi are reported in military advices received here.

A unit of 3,000 Japanese troops Refertig to various questions was routed by the Chinese at Pei- arising out of the Japanese-owned all lungchwang near Kooping, in south and coal

In North Shansi, concessiona

11 few days ago. statement declares Japanese were surrounded und Saghalien, the

to attacked CJAL be settled

all sides. After that they ought to satisfy the destres of the Japanese cight-hour engagement, part of thei concessionaires, in secordance with broke through the Chinese cordon were dispersed the treaties between the two coun- and fled. The rest

The

an

were

left

むする

the

JOW pushing

The Chinese que toward Kaoping.

Japanese troops at Wenshui on thei attacked the Hiver

Chinese positions on May 1. They were re- pulsed with considerable losses.

be- Fen

were

tries, and also with the concession after further fighting. Six hundred

ets, bat

the Soviet Govern- Japanese, dead contracts, ment has shown no readiness to battlefeld. settle them and enable the Japanese concessionaires to resume operations during this season.

negotiation Reviewing the tween Japan and the Soviet Union for settlement of issues between the two countries, the statement says that the Soviet Union on April 4, following conversations on March 28, between

Japanese Foreign Minister and the Soviet Ambassador, proposed a number of terms. The question of resuming the parcel post service was also brought up.

Some of the Soviet proposals,

the statement says, ure acceptable to Japan, but the first, fourth and fifth items are affairs between the Soviet Union and Manchoukus, especially since Munchoukuo is

the

A thousand Japanese from Chang- club, in south-east Shansi, attacked at Lushan, in a hill position, by two brigades of Chinese troops from different directions. They withdrew north-cast after a crushing] defeat.-Central News,

GUERILLAS ACTIVE

Chengchaw, May 4, Chinese guerilla forces continue to the Japanese along the arass Peiping-Hankow Railway, withholding payment of the Anal instalment of the purchase price for the C.E.R. Rollway, pending fulfiment of the obligations of the Soviet union Manchoukuo,

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On May 2, they descended on the Jopenese at Tsingfengtien and Ting- sien stations, south-west of Puoting. and killed more than 30 Japanese soldiers

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On the same day, they destroyed! MUST BE RELEASED

northbound Japanese troop traini at Tatistics station, about Li kilo-

CF Government, says metres south-west Tinghsien, The Japanese the statement, holds that not only enusing over 100 casualties. They the eight Japanese nationals in also seized large quantity question, but the other 22 persons ammunition.

must also detained by the Soviet, be released, while the question of the consulates must be settled through negotiations and not by Hantan, unilateral decision.

A surprise attuck was staged by members of the Chinese "Red. Spear Society" on Japanese moving from

on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, to reinforce units at Tam The Soviet Government has ing in southern Honan, near unilaterally communicated to the Chengan, midway between Huntan Japanese Government on April 10 and Taming, recently. More than 70 that

consulates at the Japanese

soldiers Japanese Hobaroysk and Blagovorchensk Central News, would be closed by April 15, and Japan vigorously protested to the Soviet against this,

were

killed.-

should be established at Moscow 10 discuss all questions arising out of coal the Japanese owned all and concessions North Saghalien.

On April 25 the Soviet reilerated its readiness to settle pending pro- blems in accordance with Ita pro- posals of April 4, in reply to which the Japanese Government explained be concluded along the lines of the

If the present issues are settled, then also the Fishery Convention will

initialled in 1036.-Reuter

draft

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