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It is reported that the Japanese destroyer, No. 16, was hit by a Chinese shell in the course of yesterday's battle. She was not seriously damaged, however. Reuter.

“DEPART FROM PRINCIPLE”

Shanghai, To-day.

With the killing of several Japanese civilians yesterday, the total civilian casualty list has been brought to over 30, said a Japanese consular offi- cial to-day.

The official added. "In consequence of these events, we will probably be compelled to depart from our principle not to bombard civilians.”

He continued that such a step would be in re- taliation for the Chinese "violation of international law, notably for the bombardment of the Japanese Consulate."Trans-Ocean.

-JAPANESE THRUST

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Shanghai, To-day.

REINFORCEMENTS

IN TIENTSIN

Tientsin, To-day

The Chinese Military Headquar- 5,000 Japanese reinforcements ar ters announce that after a sanguin-rived here yesterday from Tangku, ary battle, the Japanese troops at where a number of Japanese trans- the Lion Forest Fort and the Woo-ports are unloading military sup- sung Fort have been pushed back to plies and ammunitions. Woosungkow. Hoa Nam

CABLES DISRUPTED

London, To-day. The Chinese Embassy in Lon- don has announced that cable com- mznication between China and the Western world has been entirely disrupted as the cable lines have been cut by the Japanese Navy. Reuter.

MORE SHANGHAI EVACUEES

Shanghai, To-day.

A batch of 650 foreign men, wo-

Shortly on their arrival, the Ja- panese reinforcements are being rushed southward along the Tsinpu Railway to meet the Chinese ad- vance from Machong, where fight- ing is developing and gunfire andible in Tientsin. Hua Nan...

LOTIEN BATTLE

Chinese Tactical Success

Shanghai, To-day. According to official Chinese în- formation, the Chinese troops have scored a tactical success against the Japanese in the Lotien region.

In the Woosung region the Chin- ese repaired strong Japanese at- tacks and succeeded in holding their lines.

occurred

men and children are evacuating Heavy artillery duels Shanghai on the Messageries Mari-in the Pootung region, and shells times liner Sphinx this morning for set several buildings on fire. Hong Kong, Saigon, Singapore and The conflagration spread to Poo- Europe

tung Point and sparks set on fire several junks line of the shore.

53 WOUNDED

Majority of the evacuees are those who missed the President Hoover and the President McKinley, both

During the shelling of the Tsuan-

of which liners cancelled their ese Consulate yesterday several

scheduled

Reuter.

visits to Shanghai

ROADS IN NEW TERRITORIES

The Taipo Road is closed between Taipo Railway Crossing and Taipo Market.

and

The road between Shatin Lok Lo Ha Railway Crossing is in a rough and dangerous condition. The public may use this section of the road only at their own risk and it is recommended that it be not used during the hours of darkness. Taipo Market may be reached by the Castle Peak Road via Un Loong and Fanling but owing to

small landslides and advised to

shells fell in front of the German Consulate, the only damage being broken windows.

Altogether, some 50 persons were wounded 12 the International Settlement by shrapnel.

Some of the injured; who includ- ed four foreigners, are reported to have succumbed to their wounds.

Shrapnel is also reported to have hurst in the French Concession.— Trans-Ocean.

NORTH STATION HOLDS OUT

Japanese Offensive Breaks Down

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STOP PRESS

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INDIA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

Shanghai, To-day.

After a quiet night, in

which there was only spora-

dic machine-gun fire and oc

casional shelling, the Japan-

ese initiated hostilities this

morning when nine Japanese

planes appeared at 6.45.

After circling over the

heart of the Setlement, they

systematically bombed the

Chinese positions in the

North Station area. doing

considerable damage.

Three bombs landed close

to a blockhouse on the boun-

dary of the Settlement oceu-

pied by a detachment of

Royal Welch Fusilers.

While bombing, the majori-

ty of the Japanese planes

commenced power chiving

when well within south of the

Soochow Creek Renter.

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