Tientsin, May 8.
According to despatches from! Tsinan, after a short respite in the ation, fighting began again last night between the Japanese und Southern troops. lowing: altimatam:—Al official negotiations will conducted by the governm th the Chinese author Punishment of -high military officers responsible, 2 Disarm all Nationalist troops who molested Japanese, in the presence of Japanese "army in Tsinan, 3, Evacuate all' Nationalist troops stationed at Hsinehuan and. Changehiachuan, "within 32 hours.
Promptly prohibit the anti-Japanese propaganda Clear all Nationalist armies in the area within 20 Li of . Tsinan and those ju the area The Chinese authorities Tsinan failing to fulfil promises even after 4 p.m. on May 7, the time. set "by the Japanese Army, the latter has decided to resort to force. The Japanese Army at dawn on May 8 placed guns in position at points two miles north of the Tsinan Hospital aiming the guns at the native of Tsinan (2).- In order to take decisive action, the Japanese troo} have ordered the Chinese living in the commercial area to evneuate. A tense feeling prevails among the rank and file of the Japanese Army.
General Chiang Kai-shek. the cern forces, has from Tsinan, and
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