Mukden, Aug. 20.
Accepting a Manchoukuo request, the Japanese Embassy in Manchuria has agreed upon payment of taxes to the Manchoukuo Government by Japanese nationals in. South Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia, which constitutes partial surrender of extraterritorial rights now enjoyed Joy the Japanese in Manchuria, The Manchoukuo plan for taxation is reported to have been decided upon jand will be submitted to the Japanese Embassy shortly for approval. United Press, planes over Manchoukuo territory or fung by Soviet troops.
The lst is as follows:
1. Military aeroplanes of the Habarovsk Flying Squadron recon-noirred along the Heilungkiang border on May 24 and June 4, flying lover Manchoukuo territory "to. a depth of more than a mile from the border line.
'2. The manchoukuo s. Chi Hsien was the target of firing by Soviet troops while cruising on the Hellto on May 12. One Manchurian memo ber of the crew was killed and another wounded.
A Manchoukuo freight boat the Yang Hu, was fired upon near thi junction of' the Heilungkiang and Ussuri Rivers on May 18.
4. Soviet troops subjected the s, Wu sin to heavy rifle fire near Aihui_on May 28, 8. Red Army guards are stationed the delta at the confluence of the Heilungkiang and Ussuri Rivers and fare prohibiting Manchus and Koreans from entering the district A Soviet aeroplane appeared above Halonalshan and scouted the vicinity on February 14, 18 and 16.
7. Many Soviet" spies collecting information regarding the Japanese and Manchoukuo military positions id the activities of anti-Manchoukuo elements have been arrested by the Manchoukuo border police recently.
8. Two Manchurian hunters were arrested by Ogpu agents while hunting near Manchuli on May 18. Although one of these men has now been released, the other still being detained—United Press, jocal_ correspondent of this agency, elaborating on these reports in his dispatches purported that the alleged action of the. Manchoukuo officials was "considered tantamount cessation of diplomatic relations between Manchoukuo and the USSR"
The reports in question were prominently displayed by Russian Janguage newspapers here yesterday Mr. Nicolai Rayvia, acting Soviet consul-general, has Ale, 8 formal request for information re garding allegations made by local authorities involving communists In {rain mishaps on the North Manchuria Railway.
R asked for additional light on the charges made here that: mishaps to freight trains on the eastern branch of the N.M.R. took place only when Japanese troops of supplies were being transported and that bandits always attacked the victims of these accidents; Only railway telephone lines, which might be used for requests for assistance Were cut, whereas telegraph lines used for dispatching trains were left Intact; Secret instructions for these sabotage activities have been issued to Red cells among" the employees by the headquarters of the Soviet Far Bastern Army.—Rengo.
CER. as Commercial Organ Changchun, Aug. 20.
The Manchoukuo Government. has decided not to send its delegation to the Chinese Eastern Railway negotiations in 'Tokyo unless the Soviets accept the Hirota compromise proposal or make a counter-proposal, it was, learned authoritatively to-'Mr, Hsieh Chieh-shth, the Foreign Minister, held a conference with gov-_ ernment' leaders, including - Mr. Chuiehi Ohashi, the Forel Vice-Minister and chief of the delegation, to the Tokyo negotiations, yesterday.
Moscow, Aug. 18, The accusation that Japan Was resorting Xo mass arrests of "Soviet employees of the CER. and conducting (a "shameless anti-Soviet campaign" in order to force the sale of the CER. at a low price, was made to-day Ju a reply by the Soviet Government to the recent Jepanese warning regarding alleged. unfriend-acts by the Soviet authorities on the Manchoukuo border.
The acGisation was made in a /seri-ofgial account of the negotia-ions for the sale of the CER. issued the official Tass News Agency, which says that the highest offer by the "Japanese Government was '¥.120,000,000, which was made "by Mr. K. "Hitota, Japanese Foreign Minister, on July 23.
Mr. Hirota, the Tass News Agency states, also offered compensation. t0 the extent of approximately ¥.20, }900,000 for discharged workers at the expense of Manchoukuo, 'A final and reduced offer of 160,000,000 was made on July 30 by the Soviet Government, with the concession that two-thirds of the Purchase price be pald in goods. This offer seemingly was definitely Fejected at the beginning of August.
Subsequent conversation. were! without results. On August 13, the Tass News Agency account concludes, conversations abruptly ended, the chairman of the Manchoukuo delegation announcing that the whole delegation was leaving Tokyo for Manchoukuo—Reuter.
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