Shanghai, Aug. 18.
A vital blow was struck at tie military communications the Nationalist Armies yesterday should they be forced to fall back upon Shanghai before the advancing Northern Armies—a thing that. is expected in official circles—when the Shanghai Defence Force: Joceupied five outposts along the loop line between the Shanghai Nanking and Stanghai-Hangchow Railways from Jessfield to Great Western Roads and removed 50 feet of the railway line at the [Jessfield Road level crossing.
'This action was taken as a result of the failure of the Chinese Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, to comply with 'a request' of the British Military' authorities to return the wings of the aeroplane which had _to make a forced landing on - the International Race Course at Kiangwan on Tuesdey morning. will be remembered Ghat after landed a party acting on orders from the Com missioner for Foreign Affairs, refused to allow the wings to be taken away. The engine _and fuselage, however, were sent in to the aviation field at the Race Course before the onder not to remove it was received from Mr.
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