The Chinese military, authorities! had "not complied with the demand vot the Japanese Admiral to withdraw their troops. It seems, moreover, that even had they decided to) comply with this demand, it would) have been impossible in. the short) time at their disposal to arrange Yor the actual withdrawal of the) Chinese troops in that area. Account must also be taken of the tension created by the situation of the) previous days, which would induce) the Chinese authorities to interpret) the measures taken by the Japan ese aval authorities as represent ing apa Tovger military] operation, consequently met with resistance on} the part of the Chinese regular] troops. They succeeded in reaching] the railway line as far south as! Paohing Road, but do not appear to have succeeded in reaching the] me south of that point, and their} ne van east of the railway untill reached the Settlement. boundary between North Honan and North Szechuen Roads,
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