REJECTED BY SOVIET

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19999, 26 July 1939, Page 7

REJECTED BY SOVIET

JAPANESE PROTESTS (Reed. July 25, 3 p.m.) MOSCOW, July 24. Russia has rejected the Japanese protests regarding Sakhalin.

was convinced that there could be no Far Eastern Munich, adding that it was incredible that Britain was really compromising with Japan. He said that China was calmly confident of destroying itihe enemy. She would maintain the value of the national currency and supply foreign exchange. Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek, said it was unthinkable that Britain would associate herself with Japanese aggression. The Berlin correspondent of The Times says that the German jubilation over the Anglo-Japanese formula does not altogether conceal the real disappointment over the agreement. The agreement is, however, described as a serious blow to proud Albion. “Complete British capitulation,” is a newspaper headline. The Nachtaus Gabe foresees serious reactions throughout the Empire and also in the European countries guaranteed by Britain who henceforth will yield step by step. Tile Rome correspondent of The Times says that while there is no tendency to exaggerate the importance of the Tokio agreement, it is generally assumed that Britain is pledged not to aid Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek and that Britain’s withdrawal from China has begun.