A. very strong protest has been lodged by the Heiho branch of th? Harkin Navigation Bureau with the Soviet Consul at Heiho against a nev ease of thovting which occurred on November 25 on the Amur, opposite Heiho, According to report, the Soviet suthcrities, through the Man choukuo Foreign' Affairs Office at Heiho, some time ago requested the /Helho branch of the Harbin Naviga-ton Bureau to remove their flags put up on the ice between Heiho and Blagovestchensk to mark the international navigation boundary, on the grounds that these flags easily might be mistaken for Manchoukuo national flags. The Heiho navigation office Jdecided to comply with the request Jand on November 25 sent two men to remove the flags. While they were Jdoing s0, Soviet frontier guards fred Jat them' without any warning. Although four shots were fired, they ce-turned uninjured with the fags, and Jeeported the incident. On" the Navigation Bureau officials making a *|protest to the Soviet Consul, he stated that there must be some mistake, as Jon that day target practice was being held. The whole matter is being vestigated by the Manchoukuo' authorities.
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