All traffic on the eastern section of the Chinese Bastern Railway has been "suspended owing to the fact that the Old Kirin troops have tore} up the track at Lukashevo, near] Imienpo."
Heavy fighting is reported have taken place yesterday between the Old Kirin forees and Manchukuo troops. near Lukashevo, Over 100 Old Kirin troops were killed and many wounded in the engagement.
'A considerable number of Japanese reinforcements have been despatched to. Imienpo.—Reuter. wanese Relations Moscow, Apr. 22-
That there is any connection be-
denied in a statement issued by the Whi in Manchuria army, and the
Japanese War Office and published here to-day.
The statement declares, that the Japanese military authorities realise thatthe maintenance of peace is without friendly relations, between Japan and the Soviet; and, in this connection, they do not intend to
while they are maintain-rights and interests of tion of the Chine in which a imber of Japan soldiers were killed, the. state-iment says that an investigation is being made and that "the truth will be found out in the nour
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