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LULL IN FIGHTING

Wounded Men Pour Into Peiping From Battle Zone JAPAN TAKING GRAVE VIEW JAPAN ORDERS

OF CLASH SITUATION

FRESH TROOPS

10,000 CHINESE TROOPS WOUNDED ARRIVE TO N. CHINA

SAID MOVING NORTH WITHOUT ORDERS

Peiping, 12.25 p.m.

The fighting last night was more extensive than any hitherto experienced in the North China clash, according to Chinese reports, which state that both Chinese and Japanese suffered heavy losses in a four-hour battle which started about 10.30 p.m.

Several villages west of Peiping were severely damaged by artillery and machine-gun fire, which was hottest between 12.10 and 12.20 this morning. Some reports state that the firing commenced again at 5.30 this morning but that it was only very brief, and at present there seems to be another lull. -Reuter.

CHINESE TROOPS MARCH NORTH

Acting Without Orders

Peiping, To-day.

NEW C.-IN-C. ON WAY

Grave View Taken By Tokyo Cabinet

Tokyo, To-day.

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Domei reports that General According to Japanese reports, from the Domei News Agency, Katsuki, who is to relieve General 10,000 Chinese troops, acting with Tashiro, Commander-in-Chief of the China, out orders, are marching towards Japanese troops in North the Tientsin and Peiping areas, de-flew from Tokyo this morning to claring their intention of fighting Korea by military plane and the Japanese.

in Tientsin to-morrow

General Chiang Kai-shek has is-

At the Cabinet meeting to-day sued orders to all flying squadrons

of the throughout the country to stand by. a grave view was taken

present situation and it was stat-

expected morning.

·IN PEIPING

Growing Alarm Among Populace

:

Peiping, To-day. Grim evidence of the horrors of was provided this morning war when a stream of Peking carts, loaded with scores of wounded Chinese soldiers, passed through

the City gates from the scene

Tokyo, To-day. The Japanese Cabinet this morning issued a statement de- tailing "numerous Chinese viola- tions of Japanese rights in North China" and announcing the deg patch of military forces to North China.

It may be recalled in this con- of nection that an unspecified Japan- the clash with the Japanese.

ese Army Division in West Japan Only crudely bandaged by the was reported two days ago to have primitively equipped first-aid received orders to mobilise rea

China. squads on the battlefield, a high diness to be sent to

proportion of the men had been badly mutilated by Japanese artil- lery fire. The men have been ac-

Reuter."

ed at this tragic evidence of war at the gates of the old capital.

MANY FLEEING CITY.

commodated in hospitals in the na- tive city, where augmented staffs of volunteer nurses and helpers have been enrolled.

Hundreds of families, with Meanwhile, the native popula-much of their belongings as they are beginning to trek (Continued on Page 24)

tion, until now excited but not in can carry,

a state of panic, is becoming alarm-

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It is learned that the Japanese ed that if China continued in her Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota,

present attitude, Japan would be has, in consequence, instructed all

compelled to reply. Consuls in China to make arrange-

Seventy-three cases of violations

ments for the protection of Ja- of: Japanese rights China were panese nationals and for emergency outlined at the meeting, fifty of measures by which they can leave them in North China, nine in Cen the country should the necessity tral China and 14 in South China,

the last principally in Swatow.

arise.

the General Sung Cheh-yuan arrived Orders have been given to in Peiping this morning and it is Japanese forces în Kwantung and believed that he will make efforts Korea to stand by ready to send re- to bring about a peaceful settle inforcements to the troops in North ment.

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