Peking, Jan, 13.
Chinese official circles ceived news of a the Shanhaikuan noteworthy because definitely marks the entry of Manchukuo forces into the Sino-Japanese conflict, in that are The fight itself was only a, small brush between a Chinese border patrol and a few Manchukuo troops. It took place at Lichiapao, which little east of the pass known a are understood to been constructing defences at Lichiapao.
Extremely low temperatures con-nue all over North China, but the biting wind is ceasing and'the suffering of the troops is therefore much lessened to-day—Reuter.
Apology for Assault al apology was tendered
jnwangtao yesterday by a special the Japanese, gendarmerie in representative of Colonel Liu Chen: Tu, commander of the 9th Brigade stationed in Changli, regarding the dorine by Chinese January 11.
"This was' in reply to the strong protest lodged with the Chinese commander, demanding com tion, and assurance for the ture. It is believed that this meeting [between the two representatives is mainly responsible for the rumours fof "negotiations" on the Shanhai-Kuan Affair—Rengo.
Gen. Ho Speaks Out Chinwangtao, Jan. 13.
General Ho Chu-kuo declared that the Chinese casualties during the fighting at Chiumenkow were 10 men killed; also. 20 horses. After \the fall of' Shanhaikuan, it was une necessary. to hold Chiumenkow and {for this reason the Chinese. troops thad retreated without any' serious expressed the conviction that the present position of the Chinese expressed the conviction tha
forces was, more easily defendable the daily ration of the Chinese soldfers consisted of one and a halt catties of flour and vegetables 3 "day. Their, monthly pay ranged from $10 to $15 and they were paid punctually, even before the Shanhaikuan incident.
Yesterday representatives of {ious patriotic organisations in Peking arrived at the Chinese for fon Forde Alera gan fa line to distribute warm clothing and
had come te confer lad come t0 confer TuoeTe ae a shal ater' comfort tothe cop ented that fordly fo fe had come to negotiate with the Tapanese regarding Shanhaikvan.
General Chiang Poh-chen, the 'Generalissimo's representative, also arrived here to-day. He stated that' Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang had been given full authority by Nanking {o deal with the mid ary situation in North. China, "arising from the occupation of." Shanh Kuan. "He declared that "General Troops A\
Tientsin, Jan. 14.
A Japanese report received here to-day indicates that nearly 160,- 000 troops of shal Chang. Heueh-liang and General Vu Hsueh-chung are now stationed in the Lwanchow area.
More than. 47,000 troops have: arrived from the Tientsin-Peking Northeastern Army for the pose of defending Tientsin and Peking.—United Press.
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