OLPING is peaceful again with the complete withdrawal of the 37th city. m. Japanese troops have entered the Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan, C. n-C. the 29th Army, Gen. Chin Teh-chun, Mayor of Peiping, and Gen. Feng Chi-an, Governor of Hopei and commander of the 37th Division, left Peiping for Paotingfu.
Huge areas of Tientsin's El] ese city are in flames as the result of an intensive bombardment by Japanese planes throughout the day, following sharp fighting on the city's outskirts.
Japanese naval units were first brought into action yesterday when they started a bombardment of Chinese forces at Taku, in retaliation for an g at H.LJ.M.S. Fuji, a dest alleged outbreak of Chinese royer, yesterday morning.
Reports sifted through of a mutiny of Paoantui in Tungchow, where stiff fighting with the small Japanese garrison is said to be in progress.
Gen. Chang Tzu-chung, Mayor of Tientsin and commander of the 38th Division, yesterday assumed concurrent duties as Foreign nationals continued Quarter. to be moved into the Legation Wanping, after three weeks' defence, is reported to have surrendered to the Japanese.
All comm ications with the north were halted yesterda Steamship lines are not vi iting Taku, where there s fighting; the railway is going only as far as po: ble; and air ser reach only to Tsingtao,
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