Questioned as to what action the Munlelpal Government would take in case Japanese marines were landed, the spokesman replied that "prior toa declaration of war between' China and Japan, Admiral Shen sincerely desires the co-opera tion of Japanese offllais in making, 8 joint effort in the noble cause of peace, so that there may be no landing of Japanese forces.
"Should such an" unfortunate event, however, take place, and Japanese forces force a landing, we have no alternative but to fight and defend Chinese territory and, thus, full the duties of the local government a3 well as Chinese citi Reuter.
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