The Archive · 1939

Japanese Aroused Over Malus

Tokyo, July 17.

Aroused over Soviet Rusiia's lutest raid on Halunarshan, which the heels of a vigorous Japanese protest, Japanese and Manehoukuoan military authorities (aday threatened to adopt "effective" measures bul refused to reveal the nature of the reprisals to be taken by them, Japanese reporty from Changchun said today.

Considerable importance way attached by the Japanese military thorities in Manchoukuo to the raid fon Halunarshan, 150 kin, Inside the border, as it occurred 40 soon after Manchoukuo's protest to the Outer Mongolian and. Soviet Governments against the raid on the Fularki International railway junction, the Japanese reports added.

The raids wore a deliberate plan by the Outer Mongolian and Soviet Air forces to bomb and raid impor fant Manchoukuoan towns and thus Increase the border troubles, the Japanese military authorities believe, the reports said—United Press, Tokyo, July 17.

Following their raid and bombing Fularki, international railway Junction in Manchoukuo territory, a Soviet and Outer Mongol air squad-Fon, consisting of eight S-B bombers, raided Halanarshan, 140 kilometres inside the Manchoukuo border, at 643, reports. last evening, according to Japanese

Scores of bombs are alleged to have been dropped in this second raid, causing Injuries to four Chinese civilians and destroying four pas~ Senger earringes standing outside the station, The Post Office caught fire, but the blaze was extinguished before much damage was done.

Window panes in man; houses are said to have bee ed by the bomb explosion:

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