POSITION IN POSSIET BAY MORE SERIOUS
Russian Regular Troops Brought In STATEMENTS BY JAPANESE AUTHORITIES By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright TOKIO, August 3. Two battalions of Russians again attacked Changkufeng at 7 a.m. today and were repulsed after a sharp engagement. The Japanese maintained their position, while Russian artillery resumed the bombardment of the Changkufeng area. / . The Japanese emphasise that they are acting purely defensively. They deny a single crossing of the Soviet frontier. The Foreign Office spokesman believes that the trouble is entuely due to the local Soviet force. •He alleged that 60 Soviet bombei s carried out the raid on Kojo. The War Office spokesman today said that regular Red Army forces have replaced the border guards and hence a more serious view •is taken of the position.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 August 1938, Page 7
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128POSITION IN POSSIET BAY MORE SERIOUS Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 August 1938, Page 7
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