Local public bodies continued their activities for the devising of measures to meet any emergency. The Chinese Red Cross together with several charity o ganizations are training first aid groups for the north, the establishment of emergency hospitals in Tientsin and'Peiping being also plan" ned. The First Special District Citizens' Federation has urged its members to save as much money as pi sible to be donated to the country te support resistance, Both air and train traffic to Tientsin was maintained yesterday despite the outbreak of hostilities between Tientsin end Peiping in the morning Several Chi newspapers issued extras yesterday. reporting the Sino-Japanese fighting at Langfang. Chinese evening papers were greatly in Gemand
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