Moscow, Aug. 18.
Mr. Haruhiko Nishi, Counsellor of the Japanese Embessy, yesterday visited the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs to report that the agreement for an armistice in the frontier dispute had been put into effect.
Mr, Nishi is also understood to ave proposed that when future ques tions, necessitating meetings between the Japanese and Soviet military commands, arose, such meetings should be arranged diplomatically between Moscow and Tokyo.
The Soviet Government accepted the proposal—Reuter.
Losses Seoul, Aug. 16.
Losses inflicted by the Japanese upon Soviet troops operating in the Changkaofeng sector in 29 days of Intermittent hostilities were estimated fat 4,800 in a communique Issued here this' morning by the Korean Army command. This Agure, the announcement said, included only those who were on foot and within range of vision from the Japanese lines, 'Tanks destroyed or put out of action, the communique added, numered 96, while three Soviet' aero-[planes were shot down and four Jothers forced to land. Sixteen infantry guns and three heavy machineguns were demolished, in addition to large number of ight machine-[guns and automobiles."
Captured were 105 rifles, six ma-[chine guns, sixteen light machine guns, two trench mortars, three auto matic rifles, four hand grenades, five gas masks, four rounds of tank ammunition, "one spare machine-gun barrel, {wo wireless sels, -and one spare tank ignition set," the com=
Moscow version of the Chang-kaifeng casualties is for the Soviets, 296 felted and 611 wounded, Japancee, (estlated), 600 killed and 2500" wounded.
Tokyo its Dead Tokyo, Aug. 17.
Japanese officers and men killed land wounded in the Changkoofeng border hostilities will receive honours and treatment similar to the casualties the Sino-Japanese hostilities.
This action was approved by the Cabinet following a suggestion made Lieut.-Gen. Seishiro Itagokt, Minister of War, yesterday afternoon.
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