Nanking, Apr. 5.
All south-bound trains from Chine wangtao ave crowded with refugees Hocking towards Changi and Litane chow, according fo Chinese. reports reevlved here today. Many Chine hops in. Chinwangtao "are. Te-ported to have put up their shutters the owners fearing thatthe Japa may goon attempt to take. the Fighting near Chinwangtao Peking, Apr. 5.
Fighting is now going on within tivo miles of Chinwanetao, Te appears that the Japanese are. meet Ing with strong Chinese resistance at! Lengkow.
"Artillery fire is also plainly Heard north of Changi, about. half way between the well-known seaside resort of Peltatho and the Luan iver. Foreign advices from Chinwangtao, however, persist in stating that. is unlikely: that, Chinwangtao will occupied by the Japanese.
Te appears that on Sunday, night Japanese artillery ud aerial ban bordments, combined. with. infantry attacks, managed to turn the Chit flank, which were. forced" to Fetrent after severe fighting.
Teds stated" that. the Japanese have occupied Haiyang, but this sil requires confirms Chinese fin! despatches state that the city was. temporarily occupied by 2 Mixed detachment "of "Manchakuo fand Japanese troops. but that they Tater: were driven out by the Chin fe, who still' hold the. town. Reiter.
Tension in the North Peking, Apr, 6 Some concern is felt, here to-day concerning the situation at Dolan, Japanese army is in mo way depending upon these irregulars carry out its defensive dispositions, south of the Great Wall."
'The spokesman averred that the Japanese army at present had 20 intention of occupinge Chi hor extending the lot he Great Wall, although he admitted that slight advances had Deen made southward of the Wall lowing' to, "practical considerations."
Peking, Apr. 7.
The situation at Chinwangtao is Aeepatches "received to-day from quiet. but still tense, according to
that area. ble fighting going on' about two miles north-West of the city the reports add. Yesterday rifle" and machine-gun fire was plainly audible at Chinwangtao.—Reuter.
Livkiang in anticipation of a shortly Strong Japanese counter-attack
The Japanese troops, according to these reports, are now concentrat-tug "at "Shibmenchal, averting re. ipforeements from outside the Great Wall, Tt is added that Japanese aircraft continued to be very active. yesterday, bombing the Chinese positions at Haiyangchen and scouting over Toanchow, Funing and other points on the Peking Mukden Railway.
Quiet has been restored at Chinwangtao and artillery fire Tonger audible there Reuter.
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