The Jupanese official statement reported yesterday that the battle began at 1 pam while several of thole seaplanes were hovering over the North Station and points west Jon a reconnoitering mission when the planes were fired on. There remains question but that Chinese smi fired on several planes, and probably 2 pam. would fx the hour at which the fighters zoomed over the rail way platforms and opened on Chinese: soldiers with several bursts loop completed their. ree tour and they headed sout to thei mother ships at the Whangnoo River. 'The Japan jose began moving up their troops through North Szechuen' Road to Points behind the railway and to the Tientungan sector during the into im, removing men from the neigh. bourhood of the Japanese Cub. and the Japanese Telagraph ofo. Atany lof the machine gun posts in' Hons Kew "area were deserted and, although they Kept full complements Jon the borders, the majority of those n the interior joined the advancing parties, or took up positions Range Road.
The heavy gun fire began about] 3 pin. "The "reports seemed emanate from the vicinity of the Naval Landitg, Party Headquarters, near the Public School for Boys Not far from this building were two inch guns, find several lighter following' statement. with reference last night anand the of the Manghey authorities with considerable vigour. evening, according. te district, They have) italian gunboat Livia, "curly Hive, in' clove Broximity tothe Inst to the recommencement of operations in the northern sector At the conference of the Chinese Jand Japanese representatives held Jat the British Consulate-General on Jan presence of the an and British representa tives. "An arrangement was sui gested by the British military re-Dresentative present for the mutual withdrawal of the respective forces to a prerzribed distance and for the patrolling of the intervening area to the east of the Shanghai-Woes Railway by American and Brit troops. The request of the Japanese Consul-General for a delay of three days in order to apply. for and re-Jeeive instructions from Tokyo was acceded to. It was agreed on both, sides that, pending the receipt of a reply from Tokyo, both the Chinese ind Japanese forces were not t9 attack each other, and that, should unfavourable, the Chinies were to ask for instructions from the Eh ment as to what further steps might adopted to avoid conflict with the Japanese forces, and that, meanwhile, the truce was not' to. be While expecting that revly 'Tokyo, in view of the supreme ree sity of sparing the great metropol fof Shanghai from the ravages, of fighting, would be favourable'. the City "Government received a tele: hone, message fron the Japanese from the Japan-arrangement ce. war unfavourable, "At Japanese "guns bombarding Thaped disttiet was distinctly heard while Japanese bombing planes had been soating over the eistrit for an hour and creating havoc. with their infernal machines. Iti therefore clear that the responsibility forthe jy with Japan" 5 Fesumption of Batting. rests enrive, The Mayor lodged anther protest with Sie K. Mura, the Japanese Consul-Geneval. in tera's similar to those. contained la this. statement eis understood that has also adresse ident Consuls-Geneval of the different ations in Shanghai embodying the protest 'AN TAS pum. a shot penetrated the roof of the Pingan Hotel, She comer of Rue da Constlat and Rue Chu Pao-tan, slightly inducing a Chinese woman in the head.
Believed that Chinese troops in an attempt to bring down the two Japanese sea-
Tmpression has been tade and pro: ded nothing occurs to rotor Drocess of mustment of views, hoped' that some defaite result will be achieved. losiciat reports ave of being issuah, should be aided that, although very. full ion has, been, secured regarding. Tongkew's ort Deriences, Indeed the Japanese an. horities "have shown" grave diss pleasure. at the action of their re. ervists who have been, a pnrts Ponsible For some et the worst cidents. "Disciplinary "measures against them have been' taken but at "docs not completely leat the situation.. That fs why discus, ion.of the whole question of He ows control has been engaging tention of the "authori ten Scone cerned.
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