The Chinese Government—war bulletins issued to-day state that. Chinese troops captured Livho Tate yesterday afternoon, Chinese reports state:—"Detachments of the 19th Route Army defending Woosung forts evacuated the Woosung area yester-Gay morning at 9 o'clock, the main Body" arriving at Livho' yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Chinese Feinforeements,—the 44th division under General Shan-kuan Yun-Ksieng and. the 9th division under General Chiang Ting-wen—-advaneed towards Livho from Kiating and Nanziang and are engaging the Japanese eleventh division Liuho, The 19th Route Army from Woosing immediately joined the Chinese troops against the Japanese forces. Twenty thousand troops puder Marshal "Feng Vu-hsiang have arrived at Taftsang."
Japanese Terms Unacceptable 'Minister, in a Press interview, this Dr. Lo Wen-kan, Chinese Foreign morning' declared that the fresh Tapanese demands were not accept-fable and China would continue retance.
Dr. Lo stated: "The Japanese fresh demands ave enrively different from the proposals agreed board HIS. Kent. When Admiral Kelly called the conference yester-Gay" afternoon of Chinese and Fapanese delegates to discuss the Sapanese terms the Chinese delegates did not participate in view of the fact that the Japanese demands were impossible of accept ance.
Quo Tai-chi, vice-minister for Foreign Affairs, was instructed toxiay by the National Government to inform Admiral Kelly that the Japanese fresh demands could not be accepted by China and that Chi. nese troops would continue to res further Jo tacks, China ever declared war against Japan. 'While China resisted Japanese attacks, China also, in the meantime, accepted the friendly mediation of the Powers. But China can. only discuss and' accept terms which are compatible with national digetty and ate reasonable and do, not prejudice China's sovereign rights.
"China has always endeavoured to settle disputes by peaceful means. 'A month ago Mayor Wu Te-chen accepted the Japanese ultimatum but ne ions after they had ac-Japanese. troops attacked the Chi-factory the Chinese peace negotiations went on the. Japanese troops Jaunched an offensive against the Ghinese troops, The National Government had declared ina. statement that it will not yield under the itary pressure of Japan and thi policy wilt be condnaede
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