Even up to last night, mesa from our military headquarter report that Chinese troops have had to resist further attacks by the Japanese, It is needlesi for mo to remind you that the Chinese have aceeptfed each and every one of the half-dozen proposals that have been made through the efforts of disinterested third parties during the past four weeks for the cessation of hostilities, the latest being the ive agreement on board the Dritish flagship Kent and the League resolution by M. Boncour. So far as the Chinese side is concerned, we are launching no attacks and have issued positive orders for jon of hostilities—and if a distance of 20 kilometres actually at this moment divided the two opposing forces, there could be no charge or countercharge of hostile ad Who then is responsible for not keeping the two opposing forces to-day with this distance intervening? The invaders of Chapel and Kiangwan and Woosung, who first demanded that 20 kilometres should separate the two forces have themselves violated this demand and sued our troops upon thei We are prepared and have been vepared. singe ur retirement Mare) 1 for the cessation of hostilities but we have the right to ask why the Japanese troops have pursued ours and violated the 20 kilometre line of demarkation?
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