1937-11-22 — Page 24

CHINA MAIL NOVE

JAPANESE HINT TYPHOON NOW

NEGOTIATIONS

STOP PRESS

WEST OF BASHI

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FOR SHANTUNG CHANNEL RETREAT

Hong Kong shivered somewhat last night and early this morning. with a steep drop in temperature. Tientsin. To-day. Maximum yesterday was 75 de

grees, minimum last night 58 de- Japanese military headquarters

grees. At 10 o'clock this morn- this morning admitted the retreating the thermometer reading was of the Japanese forces in North 163 degrees with humidity 62 per Shantung, but hinted that this was cent..

the result of some negotiations be- tween Han Fu-chu and Japanese representatives.

The Royal Observatory report- ed this morning that the anti- cyclone covers China generally and the neighbouring seas, and It seems on the face of it a pressure remains highest to the possible explanation, but it is north of the Yangtse Valley, the pointed out here that one of the depression has moved into the Japanese conditions would be Pacific to the east of Japan. free passage for their troops!

The typhoon has recurved and

through Shantung Province, a condition which would not be is situated to the west of the preceded by a withdrawal of Bashi Channel moving N.E. or

ENE Japanese forces.

Chinese report state that the Local forecast N. and NE retreat was made necessary by winds, strong, moderating; fine Chinese guerilla activities on

an generally. unprotected rear, which cut communications between the Jap- anese vanguard and Tehchow, Our Own Correspondent.

CHINESE REPOR

Nanking, To-day.

The Japanese are reported in retreat in North

Shantung

The Chinese explanation is that troops which crossed the river in districts west of Tsinan- fu, cut all eommunications on the railway and gravely threa- tened the Japanese rear Our Own Correspondent.

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