Tokyo, June 26.
Press reports claim that 133 Soviet planes: have been brought down. in Jtighting on the Manchoukuo-Mongolian border since June 20, It is "further stated that 14 Soviet ireraft were challenged on Saturday. by Japanese "scouting planes and that three were shot down, 'The engagement is said to have taken place' near Lake Bulmer, where the big battle of June 22 18 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, Tokyo, June 25.
Political quarters here stressed today that the various recent frontier violations on the western border Manchoukuo\ "are" regarded Jepan not as isolated incidents but a systematic ction directed by Moscow.
'The action, it is declared, must be regarded' as systematic relief Zetivity in favour of Chiang "Kalshek. 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 Jepan and to refrain from rash acons since the Manchoukuo army would" not stand for continuous. violations of the frontier of Manchoukuo. Most papers also demand that the Japanese government ad~ dress 'a sharp direct protest
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