Tokyo, Aug.
Angered at the alleged lack of faith fon the part of the Soviet authorites, Mr. Li Shih-pen, Manchoukuo Commissioner of Foreign Affairs in Harbin, will refuse to negotiate with Russian consular representatives until they present him with a "more sincere reply" to his protest against the reported flights of Soviet aircraft over Manchoukuo territory.
This was the gist of an official report from Gen. Taka Hishigari, Japanese Ambassador to Manchoukuo, received by the Foreign Office to-day.
Mr. Li, the envoy stated, considers the reply made to him by AM Micheel Slavutsky, Soviet Consul-General at Harbin, on Monday as "lacking faith"
M. Slavutsky's reply was a blank Genial of the charge that a Soviet aeroplane had flown over Suifenho, 4 Soviet-Manchoukuo border town in Risin Province, on July 37 and apparently' taken photographs from the air.
M, Slavutsky stated that a careful investigation made by the Soviet authorities had established that Russian aircraft had flown over Suifenho on that date.
He also attributed the delay in his answer to Mr. Li's protest to" the time necessary to carry out a thorough inquiry.
During the same interview, M. Slavutsky is said to have stated that the Manchoukuo protest to. Russia regarding the firing on the Manchu 8. Chihsien was groundless as the culprits were probably Manchu bandits hidden on the Manchoukuo Danks of the river—Rengo.
Japanese troops are engaged in a hot pursuit of 80" Manchoukuo cavalryman stationed at Naamalu. who, "under cover of darkness, revolted for reasons unknown and fied from the town during the night. Their first move was to kill their commander and eight officers, after which they were able to follow their will unbamperrd—Reuter.
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