SOVIET HELP.
Tokyo Reports of Assistance For Chinese. WARSHIPS FOE THE EAST. LONDON, August 23. The Tokyo correspondent of the Daily Telegraph" states that the newlyarrived Russian Ambassador to Japan virtually confirmed a report that Marshal Blucher is proceeding to Outer Mongolia. It is held that this, together with the arrival of Russian-trained Mongol air pilots at Nanking, reveals the Soviet'snew technique in aiding China. This aid apparently will be extended through technically independent Outer Mongolia, where the Russians can become Mongols overnight. This will relieve Moscow from embarrassment.
It is reported 'that warplanes are being assembled in Russian territory for delivery to Nanking. The Warsaw correspondent of the "Daily Mirror" says Russia is sending newly-invented anti-aircraft guns to
Shanghai from Constantinovsk to guard the Soviet Consulate against Japanese aggression. The Soviet War Council has ordered two warships to China.
JAPAN'S NATIONALS. SOME AREAS EVACUATED. (Received -2 p.m.) TOKYO, August 23. The Foreign Office spokesman said that the Britisii indemnification memorandum was under consideration. Japanese nationals had withdrawn from central and southern China with the exception of a force at Tsinjrtao, where there are nine Japanese cotton mills, and where Chinese troops are reported to be closing in on Teingtao.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 200, 24 August 1937, Page 7
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