Changchun, Feb. 15.
The war fever raging in Manchoukuo as a result of the serious frontier clash on Wednesday morning at Olothotka, has been Intensified by a report from Hailar that another encounter between Outer Mongolians and 9 mixed force of Japanese and Manchoukuo troops occurred this morning.
The message stated that approximately 1,000 Outer Mongolian troops, heavily armed and supported by four urmoured cars, appeared in the vieing lity of Khalkhinssu, at the northern end of Lake Buir Noir, and attacked the Japanese-Manchoukuo force sta-
Fierce fighting raged for several hours, but eventually the Outer Monxolians were repulsed. Nothing Kenown as yet concerning the casualties, which are believed to have been heavy on both sides.
"The message adds that the Kwantung Army is taking steps to maintain very close observation of the frontier area with a view to prevent ing similar inroads by the Outer Soviet Reply fo Japan Moscow, Feb. 15.
On February 14, the Japanese Ambassador, M. Ohta, visited the Peo-Dies Commissariat of Foreign Affairs find informed. the Vice-Commissar Stomonyakov of the answer of the Japanese Government to. the pro test fled by M. Stomonyakov en. January "30 concerning the invasion of the Japan-Afanchurian detachment into Soviet territory, Which curred that day.
Stomonyakov stated that the Ambassador's information constitutes, 'a repetition of the known and entire.
Incorrect version published by the Kwantunge command in the Japanese press. M. Stomonyakov indignantly Fetused to'accept this version of the Japanese military authorities repre fenting crude fabrication and slander intended to conceal the real actions of these authorities. M. Slomonyakov declared that the Japanese authorities Manchuria who are. organizing attacks on USS. territory" and multiplying border' confieta, are striving 10 mislead the Japanese Fovernment and Japanese public Splnion by means of such versions. 'The "Soviet government. has all stounds to insist on the absolute pre-Elseness of the information received by them that the Japane-Monehurian units erossed into Soviet territory on January 30 and that the clash between these. units and' the Soviet border nards occurred on Soviet territory and that, at that time, the mutinied Manchurian company was far from the border on route to the town of Voroshitov and was therefore unable to tale port in any way In this clash.
view of this the Soviet government confirms its protest and the demands resented by them on January" 30.
Regarding the question of the creation of a mixed cammiesion, MIN.
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