The attack by Chinese troops on Japanese outposts inthe Szein istrict, north of Liuho, whic aroused considerable apprehension in both Japanese and foreign circles on Monday, dwindled away to a mere skirmish, after the exchange of a few volleys of rifle bullets, 1 was reported yesterday. Although thei the Chinese. detach-the Japanese infantry. remained at
din the direction from Which it came, Japanese scouts Informed the ith' Division rally patrols which reconnoitered tthe entire locale yesterday failed to find any further evidence of a Chin ese movement. early yesterday morning in Chinese With the receipt of information official circles that no' serious engagement had taken plate near! Livho and that the long-mooted. occupation of Nantao still was without any—indication of being:
sion sla: kened considerably. At seven attempted, the evident nervous ten clock yesterday. morning the stof of the South Railway Station, which, had evacuated the night before, returned to Nantao from Sungkiang with all the telephonic and. tele graphic equipment and. official records hastily gathered. TS permit this return, the soldiers of the In: dependent 'Brigade of the Chinese 88th. Division an hour ygrlier had replacer the section of track removed from the railway' me near Hsin-chuang a few hours previously, Railway Replaced While the railway and offeiat Dusiness was resumed yesterday a somewhat. normal snanmer, the Panic and evactiation of Siccawei Village and other nearby hamlets gontinoed Uhrouhout the ay, hun dreds of country people abandoning their homes for territory. further! outwards, This ""moventent. had een" precipitated the night, before bythe official evacuation of the South Station and fawns not found easy. to reassure the people, A considerable number of" Nantao\ residents in the vicinity of the South Station also loft their homes hastily when it was seen thatthe olm Mock of the railway was being ree moved and the place abandoned.
During the day yesterday additional bodies" of Chinese. troops the interior continued to move towards Shangh stated in Tapanese civeles yesterday, the 18th Division reaching 'Tunglay'a city on the Chientang River south of Hang: chow, 'The Chinese Oth Division also is reported to be in that meigh: ourhoot slowly' concentrating in this direction. "While m0 offensive movement of any kind was indicat a, Japanese scouting air-craft are Keeping a. close watch on. these moveniinis andthe operations other units of the 100 Route Avmy "the neighbourhood of Quinsan, General Tsai Ting-kal's latest head: quarter Apparently having unloaded their cargoes at the new Japanese mil tary base near Liuho, five converted Aapanese transports arrived. in Shanghs} harbour yesterday. 'These vere the Kaisha Mara, Tha Ttsukuehi Mora Aso Mara find Harbin Mayu in addition to the regular Shanghai-Nagasaki express Tiner, the Shavfghal Maru. The 'Changyang Mays, Siangyang Maro, Nobouaka. Maru' and Fuki Morg sailed during the afternoon on their return voyages.
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