The Japanese military authorities here claimed that they had the per~ rissian of the Hopel-Charhar Politic fal Council to pass through the gates fen route to the Japanese barracks. the Embassy. Pinging the gates lock~ td, the Japanese. unit remained out-Side, while negotiations were reopened between the Chiness and Sapanese authorities, Finally, "an reement was reached to let, the japanese unit through at 6 oclock thie evening.
Tieti-Col Ryozo Sakurai, Japan-exe adviser to" the Twenty-Ainth Army, was ordered. to proceed ithe Kwanganmen to see that the Agreement. was carried out. Ho was fecompanied by four Japanese news-Dapermen, including "Mr, asao Kawasaki, of Domei.
With the Chinese' military ofcials on the spot stil refusing to open the fates, Lieut-Col, Sakurai resumed negotiations. At 735 o'clock in. the evening, the gates were swung partly open. "No sooner hed the vanguard of ihe Japanese detachment through than, the gate was, securely shut and the Japanese soldiers attack Meavy: Japanese Casuatles making. public this version of the incident the Japanese Suthorities Here said: they" feared. the Japanese chaualtles would be very heavy.
'Simultaneously, Chinese troops top of the wall' Began to exchange fire with the remainder of the Japa fosse unit sift outside of the city. At o'clock to-night, the battle' was stil raging.
'The outer ety was at once pit oder. martial law, all gates barred, Sind ait Ughts extinguished possibly tu fear of an si raid. At 9 o'clock in the evening, Japanese authorities here' professed anxiety for the safely of Leut-Col. Sekura}, his interpre= {er.-and the four Japanese news:
"Tntormation received by the Jopanese. military authorities here from Ghinese sources indicated that four Sbondoned"utomoblies have been found just inside the Kwanganmen. These are believed to have been used by the party, headed by the missing With the roar of battle distinetty hoard. have, three. ofeiais of "the Hopel-Charhiar Political Council calfed on Col, Takuro Matsui, Chief of the Special Service Section here, to formulate a plan forthe cessation hostilities, 'The. meeting, Issted_half-an-hour. 'The Chinese offeais were: it. Chen Chuekesheng, Director' of the Peis pring-Lisoning Railway -Administraflont ite, Chena Wenchauan and Gen, Chang: Yun-jun.
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