London, July 10.
"Russia wants peace, but not peace at any price," the Soviet Ambassador, M. Ivan Maisky, declared today in a speech inaugurating a Soviet art exhibition here, The long meeting held in Moscow yesterday by Soviet, British and French representatives was proof of Russia's desire to reach an early agreement, diplomatic quarters stated today. Conservative and even Labour circles recently came to regard the tripartite parleys with a none too hopeful eye. Now, however, the situation has been modified, it was said.
At yesterday's conference, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Viacheslav Molotoff, not only criticized the Anglo-French proposals submitted. to him, but also immediately submitted new suggestions for means to define "aggression" against third Powers. No exact information! was available today and there is little ground for definite hopes but diplomatic quarters pointed out that Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, today met M. Charles Corbin, French Ambassador, just as he did on other occasions when special or difficult probblems arose. The French envoy, it is believed, voiced the strong desi of the French Government to hasten, negotiations for the long-discussed tripartite mutual aid pact.—Havas.
An undetermined number of Japanese aircraft engaged 24 Soviet raiders, who turned homeward after two of them had been shot down in flames.
Later, 18 Soviet bombers returned to the scene and, although subjected to intense anti-aircraft fire, laid down a bomb barrage at a point where the principal water supply of the Japanese air force is located.
I was subsequently shown bomb fragments which, the Japanese alleged, came from apa bombs, dropped with a view: to con, taminating the water with microbes.
The contents of 25 bombs dropped are being submitted Yo a laboratory
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