veral Shirekawa, the War Min-reporting the military situa-to the Cabinet meeting this morning, said:—
"The Japanese residents in Fang-and Poshan are now request ing "the Government to des troops there. But I hav instructions to the authorit the spot, ordering them not to move troops needlessly on the breakout of accidental small warfare, though the despatch of troops depends upon the judgment of the ils there, I may issue an onder for the despatch of troops! to Tsinan for the protection of the lives and properly of the Japanese residents if the warfare becomes serious enough to. threaten the foly of Japanese residents there."
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