SOVIET ACTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22948, 28 January 1938, Page 9

SOVIET ACTS

POSTAL SERVICE BREAK WITH JAPAN TEMPORARY MEASURE DISPUTE OVER MAIL ALLEGED DETENTION By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received January 27, 0.5 p.m.) MOSCOW, Jan. 27 The Soviet Government has decided to temporarily break off all postal relations with Japan from to-day.

The decision affects mail in transit between Japan and other countries as well as direct mail between Russia and Japan.

The reasons given for the decision are:

Firstly, the protracted unlawful detention by Japanese and Manchukuo authorities of a large quantity of mail belonging to Soviet citizens. Secondly, the detention of a mail aeroplane and crew which, after losing the way, made a forced landing in Manchukuo territory on December 19. The Soviet authorities complain that there has been no satisfactory answer by the Japanese to repeated Soviet addresses 011 the subject.

SUPPOSED RUSSIAN BODY IN AEROPLANE STATEMENT BY JAPANESE BROUGHT DOWN AT NANKING (Received January 27, G. 5 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 27

The Shanghai correspondent of the Times says the Japanese state that an aeroplane which was brought down at Nanking contained the body of a European, supposedly a Russian. This is the first proof that foreigners are participating in tho hostilities. EMBARGO PROPOSAL WORLD TRADES UNIONS REJECTION IN AMERICA NEW YORK, Jan. 28 A message from Miami, Florida, says that, not favouring a step that might possibly involve the United States in war, the American Federation of Labour has rejected the suggestion by the International Federation of Trade Unions for a financial and economic embargo against Japan. Mr. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labour, cabled to Sir Walter Citrine, president of the International Federation of Trade Unions that, although deploring tho aggressive, indefensible and uncivilised warfare against China, the council was not prepared at present to go as far as suggested.

JAPANESE CARGOES

CARRIAGE IN OWN SHIPS Times Cable LONDON, Jan. '26 The Tokio correspondent of the Times says that as a measure of support for Japanese exchange, Mr. Shozo Murata. chairman of the second largest Japanese shipping line, and president of the Shipowners' Association, has submitted to the Cabinet a plan for carrying all Japanese commodities in Japanese ships. Foreigners taking Japanese cargoes would require an official permit.

The correspondent says the scheme would increase the earnings of Japanese shipping by 160,000,000 yen a year.