Nanking, July 24.
Mr. Wane Ching-wei, President of the Executive Yuan,' has issued Tt is declared in. the Chinese press that in order to divert the attention of. China from Jehoh Japanese agents have been deliberately' spreading reports that their troops July 18 ani the Japanese were compelled to reply. This is the explanation, given for the nient of the Border city im an offic dispatch' received by the War Office to-day. long has already tranterred three regiments to lethers are now on the way, it was Jehol, while four leareéd this evening.
"The.infantry regiment st Suanhua, the cavalry regiment at Ma-circular telegram to the civil and military authorities throughout the country calling upon them to make preparations for resistance against, Japenese invasion and defence the national territory, ion of the telegram ain & telegram data the 19th inst, Chang Hewch-long, director of the "Peking Pacification' Headquarters reported as Zediows:
'Under cover ¢f to armoured rains, a detachment ci Japanese troops forced their way into the Chaoyang 'Temple at noon' on the Vith inst, and immediately opened fire' when Cur garvicon forees. attempted to chuck their advance. Subsequently, a. fqvadron "of five Japanese mulitiny' Pombers made a raid upon Chaoyang cly, dropping over thirty bombs on communica:
ins, postal and cther military and civil' administration buildings, and pouring down 2 busi of machinegun fire, Ao a result, number o: civilians was killed' or wounded.'
"Apart irom instructing the gar~ ison' forces. to take vigorous precautionary and defensive measure as well as telegraphing to the. Chi nese Minister st Téiyo to lodge strong protest' with the Japanese Government, J hereby inform' you to the above effect.
"With the nations) crisis growing increasingly graver daily it is earnestly heped that all military and ivil authorities will diveer thei subordinates to strive with one mind for the defence of the nation, They should alo call upon the people to observe the law. and order of the State, strengthen the national unity, and roake various preparations for the attainment of the common objective, namely, resistance against the tracwlent agerereer® and. pre en of cur national territory.
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