Tokyo, Aug. 23.
Large shipments of Soviet "armaments have been made to China ae-cording to a signed article appearing in the "Republique," Radical-Soctalist organ in Paris, says a despatch received yesterday by the Japanese Foreign OMlce from Dr. Yotaro Sugimura, Japanese Ambassador France, The author, M. Gerard, alleged that. 362 aeroplanes, 430 cannon and 1,500 heavy machine-guns had been sent to China up to the end of test month.
"Soviet Russia." the writer declared, "Is. greatly concerned with the present Sino-Japanese controversy but conditions prevailing in the Soviet Union at present prevent her from taking any. positive action."
Mr. Gerard pointed out that Soviet Russia is "mancuvring behind. the scenes by sending Communist propagandists, "technical experts and military equipment to China Tt was recalled by the writer that the sales of military equipment are being conducted under a Sino-Soviet commercial understanding which stipulates that half of the cost price fof the goods shall be deposited in the Soviet National Bank.
In exchange for such an under~ standing, M. Gerard pointed out, Soviet Russia is to obtain the right to lay a railway line which will con-rect Chinese lines with the Trans-'Siberian railroad.—Domel, The Japanese national defence authorities intend to demand ¥.2,000, 00,000 more at the extraordinary se: sion of the Japanese Diet in September to defray the prospective costs of the conflict "in China, according to re= Ports in the daly press here. This is to carry over the operations until the beginning of the ordinary Parliamentary session in next January. The costs of conducting the Japanese operations in China, inclusive of this new demand, are estimated Y¥.5,200,000,000' which will be raised solely by the flotation of state lonns.
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