Tokyo, June 26.
Press reports claim that 133 Soviet planes have been brought down in fighting on the Manchoukuo-Mongolian border since June 20.
It is further stated that 14 Soviet sirezaft were challenged on Saturday ty Japanese scouting planes and that three were shot down.
The engagement is said to have taken place near Lake Buirnor, where the big battle of June 22 i: reported to have occurred. In this combat the Japanese claim that 49 Soviet machines were shot down and that they lost five of their own plenes.—Reuter.
Washington, June 26.
Senator Wifliam King, Democrat of Utah, said dost night on the eve of Congressional debate on the Administration's neutrality legislation that the United States should protect its rights in China.
He praised the attitude of the American Government in the Tientsin, Kulangsu and Swatow incidents and said there was no reason why the United States should not protect the rights of China as well as those of her own nationals.
He also praised the actions of Admiral Harry Yarnell, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, particularly his rejection of the Japanese note which attempted to disown responsibility for the safety of Americans and American property in China and tell the United States Navy where it could and could not send its warships in China waters.
"We have treaty obligations in China, and elsewhere in the Far East," Senator King said. "We must defend our rights as well as fulfill our obligations. There is no reason to squttle our trade and culture interests in the Orient and fail to defend the obligations of the Chines as well as those of our own nationals.
—United Press, Safest of Air-Raid Shelters Built Rugby, En; June 26.
Described by the being the best yet built,.a new "deep" air raid precautions shelter has been completed at Rugby concrete works.
The shelter has telephones and electric light, and can accommodate 50 people. It has walls 15 inches thick and it has two roots, Space between the two roots is' pack" with sand-bags and Home Office experts say that the shelter is safe even from direct hits—United Press.
France Says U.S. Holds Key to Peace Paris, June 26.
The United States holds the key to world Systematic "Irritation"
Tokyo, June 25.
Political quarters here stressed today that the various recent frontier violations on the western border of Manchoukuo are regarded in Jepan not as isolated incidents but ās a systematic action directed by Moscow.
The action, it is declared, must be regarded' as systematic relief activity in favour of Chiang Kaishek. It was evidently hoped that the action would result in strong Japanese and Manchoukuo forces being immobilized at the western frontier of Manchoukuo and therefore not available for operations elsewhere, The Japanese press warns Moscow not to underestimate the strength of Japan and to refrain from rash actions since the Manchoukuo army would not stand for continuous violations of the frontier of Manchoukuo. Most papers also demand that the Japanese government address a sharp direct protest to Moscow.—Trans-Ocean.
Socialist banquet here last night. the United States made it clear that they would be om our side if a conflict starts," he said, "the spectre of war definitely would be banished."—United Press.
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