1938-08-16 — Page 15

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1938.

Russo-Japanese Tension Again Reported

SAGHALIEN

INCIDENT

ΤΟ

BLAME

Changkufeng Parleys More Complicated

Tokyo, Aug. 15.

New tension has arisen between Russia and Japan as the result of an incident at Saghalien, the large island north of Japan which the two, nations equally share.

According to the Sapporo correspondent of the Holckaido Times, Japanese and Soviet troops are now facing each other across the border, which cuts through the centre of the island.-- United Press,

Saghalien is separated from the Asian The mainland by a narrow stretch of water. island, which was formerly entirely Russian, was equally divided between the two nations after the 1904 Russo-Japanese war.

Russia's Claims Rejected Tokyo, Aug. 15. Japan has rejected the Soviet terri- torial claims based o

nap appended to the Hungchun Treaty of 1800.

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Regarding the trouble repertest by the Tass Neies Agency which is alleged to have broken out on August 11, shortly after the conclusion of the truce agreement, the spokes, said, "It is an affair of no import ance

The spokesman revealed that the This is the latest move in the Japanese Ambassador. Mr. Mamoru negotiations

at Shigemitst *proceeding

on Saturday met the Chungkufeng for a settlement of the Russian Foreign Commissar, M. 1. border dispute,

Litvinolf at the Batter's request when A War Offer communique states M. Litvinoff told him that accord- that negotiations continued through- ing to information from the spot a out to-day, despite the Japanese re-party of Japanese soldiers had ad Jection of the Soviet map as a basis vanced on the for eac

enlculations. Nichi-Nichi I reported to-day that a small

band of Soviet unarmed troops entered the no-man's-land fix- ed by the terms of the truce and

commenced digging trenches. They

retired when ordered to do so.

DEMAND BOYCOTT

OF JAPAN

Demonstration Outside

Embassy in London

London, Aug. 15. About nfly people, carrying bankers urging boycult of Japanese good,,wolled frum Soho Square to protes meeting in Hyde Park to- right.

The demonstration was ergonised by the China Campaign Committee, and up the demonstrators marched past the Japanese Embassy they repented the try: "Boycott Japanese Grunds

Miss Sheridan-Jones, anslutant

TWISTING TAIL OF TAMMANY TIGER

Leader Of Groatly Feared Political

Group On Trial

New York. Aug. 15.

BOMBERS SPARE HANKOW

Pursuit Machines Strafe Aerodrome

Hankow, Aug. 16. Japanese airmen staged unusual raid on Hankow yester- day afternoon, when no bombs were dropped and the only parti- James J. Lines, leader of eipating aircraft were diminu- the powerful "Tammany" polt-tive and speedy pursuit planes.

Forty minutes elapsed after the ticul organisation which at one time controlled the great New rens shrieked out the first whening York City electorate and wielded of the approach of the Invaders, and populace momentarily expected to see the more orthodox bombersi

Uic

organiser of the Committee stated enormous influence in city,

Hankow lets and leaflets near the Japanese slood before a judge and jury of Matched an

another from her.

to be the most sensational trial aerodrome, circling around the nie-

feld at an allitude of only 2,000ft, Embassy aan tore up one bank and twelve to-day in what promises machines appeared over

INVOLVED JAPANESE

Observers thought they Reuter is informed that the man in the history of New York.

Chinese planes returning to the base, Hines is charged with bribery and but suddenly the three machines concerned in the incident was Major

operating lotteries. His trial is ex-power-dived, sweeping the airfield pected to lead to disclosures with rewith heavy machine-gun fire as they gard to the influence of gangsters on reared only a few feet above the

that while she was distributing book-state and federal government. overhead... however, three pursuit

Takahashi, Assistant Military Attacke at the Japanese Embassy.

Miss Sheridan-Jones told Reuter's representative that the booklet she Straggle for Freedom" and contained peeches and Resek.

distributing was entitled "China

from

since suspected but hitherto never

stround.

Were

city judges and magistrater, long

Chinese anti-aircraft and machine- proved in open court.

guns immediately went into netion tieneralissimo

Hundreds of police and detectives but in a twinkling of an eye the Mes Sheridan-Jones adrled that she were stationed in the corridors tend-raiders had zoomed upwards again had made a statement to the policeing into the Supreme Court when the and were streaking for the horizon. The alarm was again sounded at The China | trial opened this morning. argarding the incident.

4.45 p.tt and shortly afterwards, There was no room in court for the according to a Chinese communique,

Japanese bombers consister, probably to-thewrow, what Campaign Committee, she said, would dep it would take regarding the public, every inch of available accom- eighteen

Itstaokang, north imodation being taken up by the 300 sighted aver people from which the jury will be Hankow, and apparently en route to

The Wuhan cities. selected.

Only eight raiders appeared above lines, fur twenty years a leading Hankow, however, dropping bombs gure in New York politics, entered on Liehkou Railway Station, on the asserted that he would be acquitted, north of Hankow.~~~Reuter, the court with a confident air and Peiping-Hankow Railway, 14 miles

ass!! Reuter,

Japanese positions on the northern Stope of Changkuteng.

The representatives of both sitles, the spokesman said, were prompted

But he is opposed by an equal con- the desire to preclude the out- break of any untoward incident and

Dewey, the lawyer who broke the concluded an agreement on Friday fident District Attorney-Thomas E. evening providing, inter alta, that both the Japanese and the Soviet power of racketeer terrorism in New racketeers its "Waxcy" hops north of the ridge on Chang-York and, among others, sent such

(Continued on Page 4.) than 80 metres from the ridge, start- kufeng hill shall withdraw no less famous ing at p., on Friday.

The

sald spokesman

that the

agreement would be left to competent arrangement of details of the truce representatives.-Domei,

Voluntary Retirement

Tokyo, Aug. 15.

In what the Japanese War Ministry describes as a voluntary net on the part of the Japanese command, all Japanese troops have been withdrawn west of the Tumen River.

northern slope of Changtufeng bill for some distance, Both Sides Withdrawing

M. Litvinol demanded that the Japanese troops should withdraw 100 metres, at which Mr. Shigemitsu told M. Litvino that the Japanese mili- Not one Japanese soldier is now which divkies In order to lessen the tension, the tary representative on the spot con- cast of the river,

the Soviet Japanese have now withdrawn to the sidered that both

and Korean territory from the disputed right bank of the Turnen River Japanese troops should withdraw no aren. United Press,

less than 80 metres from the ridge of Political circles here believe that the Japanese Government has order- Changkuteng hill.

The spokesman said the situationed this step in an effort to

the definite end though later, was clarified Tokyo, August 15, border situation "The

remains Japanese troops were dready on the Changkujeng area, and to prevent nu news northern slope of Changkuteng bill further difficulties arising. quiet, therefore there is

No information is available regard agreement to-day, declared the spokesman of when

while some Soviet troops ing the positions nuw hekl by Soviet the Foreign Offer In reply to a ques- signed,

approached within five metres of the troops-Trans-Ocran. tion from foreign correspondent.

Border. Still Quiet

the

truce

Was

to

incidents

put a in the

French Chief Of Air Staff Off To Berlin

Paris. Aug. 15. While the big Army matiocu- vres are progressing in Germany. General Vulflemin, Chief of the French Ale Staff, is flying to Berlin to-morrow to return the visit paid last year to Uie French Air Force by General allel, the German air commandant.

General Vuillemin willi

by French sccompanied officials Germany Reuter.

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