"It need hardly be mentioned that in the number of residents and volume of investments and enterprises, Japan has an interest in the three "Eastern Provinces overwhelm mingly greater than any other power. We shall therefore end-cavour, as far as our authority carries, to protect her nationals and their property, so that they may continue to live in pence and Sentiment in Ynereasing friendship with nur people. we beg to express our deep appreciation "of the attitude of strict neutrality ax maintained by Japan in the present strggle."—Reuter's Pacific Service.
'A correspondent who recently returned to Nanking from Quinsan, ites:—On leaving Quinsan on the Lith instant, the news Lu's flight was coming Launches towing strings of 15 to 20 empty boats and empty train cars were moving down to points on the front to receive the surrendering soldiers and the arms they wore giving up for from $10 to $20 each. On the 16th instant the official news in Nanking was that all of Gen. Lu's army was sor. the 4th and 10th Divisions, which were holding out for better terms. If the parley does
skirmishing "with this group, but succeed, there will be some 10,000 men cannot hold out' long against Marshal Chi's hordes. From: Nanking, the war seems to be over, but the danger is not over.
On Sunday, the 12th inst ut, I was at Chungku, do tween Anting Jand Sungkiang, which Lu's troops /had evacuated and which the Chihli troops had entered. Not only were the people who had been caught be tween the two armies there suffering frightfully from lack of food and many from wounds, but the town had been looted and presented most pitiful appearance. From Jexperience of the war zone during this past month, T believe it is inevitable Chi's troops, and especially his "guest" troops, will oot clear through to the gates of Shanghai, Another danger is from the horribly unsanitary conditions the fighting area. There will certainly be mach disease as the people come back to the section where the soldiers have held sway. for six wecks—with unburied bodies, piles
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