Chinese Spokesman on Loss of Property in Shanghai Nanking, Man. 18. nese Skirmishes Denied Moscow, Mar Reports appearing in the British press of skirmishes between Soviet and Japanese troops on the Siberian Manchurian border ave categorically denied today by the correspondent of the Tass Agency, official Moscow news service, The Tass Agency also declared at unfounded the reports of werial tes between Russian and It lanes above the border. indonsnity for all losses inflicted by Chita, is preparing to demand fall ress,
the Japanese. inthe fighting (itude for Fighting Men Shanghai, i was announced to-day Tokyo, Mar, 18.
Bureau of Asiatic Affairs of the 'Sen Ghing-ting, dzector of thi japanese army and" navy for note expressing. gratitude to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ite "services "in" Manchuria' and Chinese authori tion already ate cva-Shanghai was decided upon yeater-Jduckng a survey to determine the fay at a oint meeting of members {otal amount of losses incurred dar the House of Peers, The meet" ing the Skanghal trouble, ing took place" at hendquasters of Mr. Sen pointed out that the Chi nese Government "repeatedly had stated in ite. protests to Tokyo and Upper ind it," willie the Kenkyukai, a party of the
presented before the business meet Geneva that China would hold Japan ing of the House of Peers.on March fully responsible for damage re-23 for approval. A brief translation sulting from het military invasion fof the proposed note states: "The lof the Shanghai aren,—United Press.
House of Peers wishes to express its gratitude and respect to th Situation Eases in Nanking Imperial Japanese Navy and Army Mar. 18. loticers and men for their loyalty to the Emperor and their bravery In view of the fact that the in, the face of danger. situation is now easier, the Japan-cee Consul-General,, Mr. Uyemurs before them in Manchuria, and now "They seventy sept the bandits who had been attending to his work they have demonished a large Chi-fon board the. Yunyang Mary ere force in the Shanghai area to Hsiakwan since the Shanghai hostect Japanese and foreign resi tilities, has returned to his office at dents* there."—Upited Press. the Japanese Consulate, tanking is quiet. 'The inhabit ants of Hsiakwan, who evacuated when Japanese warships bombard-Heavy losses are being incurred the capital last month, are now by the Chinese Bleetrieity Company returning' to their homes—Reuter. as the result of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostili The rejanese Commander in Tientin venue of the Nantao trams. has Tientsin, Mar. 17, been reduced to one-quarter of its usual daily receipts, while the venue for electricity to one-third new commander of Japanese Of the usual income. tary forees in China Proper, arrived here to-day and was welcomed by hundreds of Japanese residents and 'Tan, payment of adequate comby. American, British and French pensation for the four boy scouts Scho have been missing in' Honekew is asked for by the Chinese Cham-Chinese Attack Repulsed of Commerce in. a, communica Mar. 18. tion to the Chinese Red Cross Hos-A party of Chinese regulars and' pit The four "boy. scouts, Lo plain-clothes soldiers, some 500 Yung-hsiang, Ying Wen-dah, Pao strong, in an attempt io attack Sui-Ching-we and Mao Ching-hsiang, attached to the Chinese Chantbor of me into collision with the min yesterday.
Commerce Boy Scouts Corps, offer~ fed their services to the Red Cross Hospital following the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities pee atts en cee Chapel. On Tanuary 1. the party visited North Szechuen Road man Attempt to rescue several marooned Tefugees, and since then nothinie hag been heard of them.
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