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JAPANESE ARMY

BELIEVED

BOUND SOUTH

Shanghai, To-day.

BIAS BAY SKIRMISH REPORT DENIED

Canton, To-day.

The alleged landing of 800 Japanese blue jackets and skirmish between the landing party and

Indicating that the Japanese 1,000 Chinese anti-piracy guards armed forces are rapidly completin Bias Bay are officially denied by ing preparations for the next large-Canton Military officials

scale military move, some 30,000 Officials stated that they are in Japanese troops, together with direct communication with the heavy field equipment and sup-coastal outpost at Bias Bay, and plies, are reported to have left that no report has yet been receiv- ed regarding any actual landing in Shanghai by transports in the past Bias Bay- three days.

High officials of several other or-1 Destination of the transports ganisations connected with the Mi- is unknown, but observers belitary Headquarters also disclaimed lieve the movement has a direct the reports. bearing on recent developments in Kwangtung and Tsingtao.

It is, however, learned that Ja- panese warships are cruising out- side Bias Bay-Our Own Corres- pondent

Observers also believe that additional Japanese troops are leaving in the next few days, - as it is reported that some Seventy or eighty transports are anchored off Woosung.

Chinese reports state that the! Japanese drive on Hangchow ap- Meanwhile, no startling develop pears to have been slightly slowed ments have occurred on the Cen-up by the Chinese counter-offen- tral China fronts.

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• Shanghai, 2.30 p.m. To-day. A Japanese statement claims that the forces driving up the Tientsin-Pukow line have reached a point 23 kilometres north of Pakow, meeting with stubborn re- sistance. Our Own Correspondent

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