The following official statement was issued last night at the office of the committee appointed by the Chinese Government. to take. over! places to be evacuated by the Japanese forces:—, "At. eleven o'clock a.m. to-(May 9), Mz. Sun Shih-wen, the district' magistrate of Paoshan-hsien, Over by Chinese: Peking Coming who has been ordered by the Govern ent to take over Lutlen from the Japanese forces, proceeded to place to carry out! his duty, accom panied by an interpreter and eleven mcenbers of his staff, "According to a report from Mr. Tao Shou-chi, an interpreter appointed to assist in the taking over of Liuho, Chien of, Chinese police force arrived at Lit on Sunday and met Mr. Ishika of the Japanese forces stationed that town. According to the rangements made by them with the Japanese authorities, the Chinese police were to have taken over the control of Liuho at eight o'clock tum, today (May 9) when the Jo. panese forces would have completed their evacuation from that place.
of buildings and articles used forces during their mho and which were handed over to the Chinigo after the Japanese withral has been prepared by the Japanese authorities and given to Inspr. Chien for reference.
Police from Peking telegram was received in Shanghai to-day from Mr. Wang Ching-wei, president of the Execue tive Yuan, saying that the first detachment of 500 members of the Poking Peace Preservation Corps (Police Force), ordered to proceed:
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