Tokyo, May 20.
Soviet and Japanese-Manchoukuo guards. clashed ast night. on. the torn eastern border, the wing Army reported to-day to the central military authorities here.
About fen mounted Soviet guards attempted to cross the border Hunehun, Chientao province, south= west of Vladivostok, but after a brief encounter with the Japanese-Manchouktio patrols, returned to. the Soviet side of the frontier, said the Gaimusho officials were reported to-day to be taking a very serious view of last night's -arrest of a ipanese clerk in Alexandrovsk, North Saghalien, by Ogpu agents.
'A demand for the man's immediate release Med with the Soviet authori bby the Consul-General, Mr. Bunichiro Tanaka, was reportedly ted, on the ground the arrested Japanese was suspected of esplonaye.
According to Mr. Tanaka's report to the Gaimusho, a woman knocked fon the door of Mr. Fudesuke Baba, 9 clerk of the North Saghatien trid try Company, a was seized by seven Oxpu agents and four Soviet soldiers, The eleven Rus-id. Mr. Tanaka, remained in until 4.30 o'clock this, studying various business papers in the safe and searching the entire building.
When they lett, they took away all documents," business books, maps ud the safe found in the house, the report. alleged.
'Mr. Tanaka this morning asked! the Soviet Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in the port to release the man but was refused, imusho officials' were reported preparing representations with Mos cow, demanding assurances that similar incidents. would not reeur—Domei, Government authorities here were today doatting a new protest against the continued detention by: the Oxpu of Mr, Liu Kwang-ying, an oficial of Manchoukto Consulate in Blayoveschonsk Several demands for Me Liv's the Soviet authorities against the alleged kidnapping of five Manehurbby Russian border guards lushan on the Amur River on Mey 15.
Soviet patrol, says the protest, crossed the river "from Blagoves: chens, fired on the ye Manchou-noons and. tater took them across the border—Domel.
Manchu Workers Carried Of Tokyo, May 17.
'A group of Soviet soldiers kid napped five Manchoukuoan labour ers opposite Blagoveschensk, accord. img to a dispatch from Changehun "United Press.
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