Tientsin, Aug. 20 Japanese troops continue to pour into North China at the same high rate, with Afty-odd Japanese trans. ports arrived of Taku Bar. They have brought infantry, cavalry, artil-ery" and other military" sup-the plies while a parallel stream of reinforcements "is flowing in by rail from Shanhaikwan. Japanese troops from Tangku are partly coming up the river on lighters and partly marching along the southern bank of the river. Small detachments, weary from marching, are dribbling in continuously day and night through the} British area.
Tt is estimated that some 80,00] Japanese troops are now in North} China, although some believe that the umber has now gone past the 100,000} mark. The nervousness among Japan xe troops in the Tientsin area appears to. be increasing lately, as re-pons are continuously being received]
a ring of trenches and other fort. cations being established around Tien. {ein at a short distance from the suburbs.
The boundaries of all foreign areas have been marked with large flags and other signs easily visible from abovo} fand flood lit at night. The. foreign populace is maintaining calm and ts} foing about regular business, or what] fe left of it—as all markets are vir-wally dead.
The French authorities are making an effort to persuade the refugees to} return to their, homes, but instead they simply drift into the British area 'There they are increasing the congos: tion in the streets, which are lined all day long on both sides by' women and children, sitting idle white heavy and continuous rans make their posl-
Japanese authorities have officially announced that the Hopel-Charhat Political Council has ceased to function and the Peace Preservation Associations are carrying out their The Japanese also announced that two Chinese divisions are moving to Peiping from Paoting—Reuter.
Bt Machang. on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, about 50 miles {rom Tien sin, according to well-informed sources, Some units have probably pushed much nearer, while. further regular forces may have been moved along the Paoting-Machang highway.
The Japanese are said to have! despatched a force along the Grand Canal, in the direction of Machang, to watch the movements of the Chinese regulars.
The presence of Chinese air units not far from Tientsin was deduced from the fact that the Japanese were preparing aerial defence and. were Stated to be holding alr defence practice yesterday morning off the southern and northern suburbs, with sati-aircraft using live shells.
Last night searchlights. tried to, pierce the low, heavy clouds and
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