JAPAN AND THE SOVIET
ALLEGED FRONTIER INCIDENTS DENIAL BY MR HIROTA (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 22nd July, 11.35 a.in.) TOKIO, 21st July. Mr Hirota (Foreign Minister), replying to the Soviet, desclares that inquiries proved that the complaints were without foundation. He accuses the Soviet of attempting to mislead public opinion regarding Japanese conduct in Manchuria. An official news agency declared last month that Japanese three times had violated the Siberian-Manchukuo frontier. Two Japanese-Manchukuo gunboats entered a tributary of the Amur River on 27th June with sailors stationed at the guns and machine guns trained on the Soviet gunboats and photographed the Russian craft. The Russians, wishing to avoid a clash, allowed the trespassers to proceed. Forty Japanese infantry on 23rd June and 26th June advanced several hundred yards into Soviet territory near Chabarovsk and occupied a hill and valley, where they remained some hours making observations. Soviet patrols avoided a conflict by refraining from firing.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 22 July 1935, Page 5
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