"The present hostilities extended to the Shanghai area as a result of Chinese" provocations which disregarded the polley of the Imperial Japanese Government not iravate the situation, "Since then, in the short period of a little more' than 100 days, the Imperiat forces have expelled the Chinese armies, have occupied the capital of the Republic of China, and today are making a historic entry Into the city.
"This success naturally should be attributed to the august virtues of His Majesty. Tu addition, the officers and men of the Imperial 'Army and Navy, burning with the conviction that' justice demanded that retribution should be meted out for the, outrages perpetrated by China, have constantly moved tone, on land, on sea and in the air, carry the operations to" aeon Renorts of Jananese naval and transport concentrations off Tsinetao were dented lost night by a Japanese naval spokesman.
'Japanese men-of-war. he said, hat not approached the port since their withdrawal early In Aueust "so as to prevent 'Tsingtao from becoming Involved In hostilities at a time when there were a large number of third party nationals'
The Japanese authorities, he said. have no Information regarding the Aestruction of Japanese textile mills and are unable to explain the causes for the destruction of the plants, "While we are not in a position' here to predict what will be the altitude of the Japanese Government." he said, "we can say that the Japanese Government deplores such an act of wanton destruction without direct "The spokesman declined to offer opinion on the identity of the organ Which Issued the order to set the mills on fire, but said he assumed it was issued by the former Nanking Government.
No reports, he said, are yet available regarding the observations made by Japanese scouting planes, which visited Tsingtao yesterday for the Ast time since the beginning of the) hostilities.
"We cannot but feel deep sorrow that many ofoers and men fell during' this period and are' unable to share with us our rejoicing to-day.
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