Tientsin, Aug. 12. 'Sino-Japanese hostilities broke out Janew this morning over a wide area northern Hopel 'Climaxing a several hours' clash, the Japanese forces captured the Nankow station, on the Pelping~ Suiyuan Railway, at 889 o'loek this morning.
Almost simultaneously, Japanese troops claimed a decisive victory over Chinese units at Liangsiang, 0 station on the Peiping-Hankow fall~ jway, south of Changhsintien, Chinese losses in this combat, which came fo an end at 5.30 clock this morning, Jwere put by the Japanese military Jat "more than 100." The Japanese Jeasuaities were: killed 2, wounded Canton, Auge.
"A few agitators are making things bad down here. 'They should stop, and consider that there are 63,000 Chinese in Japan proper, Korea and Formosa, "Never have' they been' molested by the Government or the people. But if these agitators keep on, what may the reaction be where these 61,000 are living at present in peace?" Consul-General Nakamura, who yesterday granted an interview to your correspondent, was not so much indignant as sad' when he flected what the consequences of the ntJapanese movement that growing in intensity may be. A boycott and a strike cannot serious' effect Jopen as a whole. Both will cause suffering to the few' Japanese living in Cantop. And in the Jong. run it may make It very unpleasant for the Chinese living in Japanese territory.
The Chinese Government is taking avery serious view of the disseminaton of false information, causing un-teasingness and even a growing pellet that Canton (ill likely be bombarded from the alr. Five of these rumour mongers have been overheard marking that the Japanese have seized the island of Nan 0, off the Kuangtung coast close to Fukien, and detectives took them to headquarters for questioning. If they cannot establish the fact that they in turn heard this story and believed it, and didn't themselves manufacture it, they will suffer the penalty of death for their rashness, The Nan O Magistrate, Lin Chit vouches for the inaccuracy of the Account of the taking of his district, No foreign gunboats_-have called there, and everything is normal,
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