"The Japanese army with such) superior offensive weapons as heavy guns, tanks and bombing _planes ceaselessly attacked the Chinese troops, who fought as it were with their own flesh. But the Chinese troops tenaciously held their ground] until their defence walls were completely destroyed by the bombing of} the Japanese planes and it was only then that the Chinese troops were] compelled to retreat, "Bombing from the air was not} confined to Chinese military camps but it waa also wantonly extended to the civilian nepelation, who tec part in the military engagements resulting in the slaughter of innocent people and the ruthless destruction of property.
"On May 22 and 23 the Japanese} troops were advancing rapidly on Tientsin and Peking, where there is. a large population and where foreign nationale and Chinese live in close proximity. Such atrocities as mentioned above threw them into a Office denies the reports in the Chin- measures would be adopted to re-spokesman of the Foreign pence and they ardently hoped that aye brans to the effect chat Mr e the tenon of the titaation so Execttive Vinny hae -awel, president. of the that a cabled a state: gf ® CStMAOPhE miahE be aver ment on the Taneku armistice to the secretariat of the League of Nations and to various foreign governments.
He explains that, actually, the statement in question was cabled to Chinese envoys abroad with instructions to release it locally and informally to draw it to the attention of the governments to which they are accredited. The state: ment was also cabled to the Chinese delegation at Geneva and telegrams from the delegates and from the
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