Hongkong, Jan. 24.
Interesting revelations were made in the "China Mail" to-day by a foreigner who has just concluded a tour of Soviet Far Eastern territory. Japanese reports of Russia's war preparations in the Far East, he says, are not exaggerated, but rather actually fall short of the truth.
With new aeroplanes and submarines under construction, he declares, the Soviet maritime provinces are virtually on a war footing. In Vladivostock alone, over 100 submarines have already been commissioned, while additional underwater craft are arriving in sections by rail and are being assembled for immediate service.
Meanwhile, whole stretches coast-line are being fortified, while new aeroplane and submarine bases are being constructed in isolated regions.
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