Peiping, June 14.
'The balance of the Japanese replacements for the North China gar-ison, numbering 1,700 men, here' to-day. Foreign sources. confirm the report that twelve Japanese troop trains and one armoured train. containing a mixed brigade of the Kwantung army, including some artillery, have passed through Shanhaikuan' ence Monday They penetrated. at far as Lanchow, 70 miles from Shanhaikuan, south of the Great Wall, but later turned back and are now encamped a few miles inside the Wall, The strength of the brigade ts between 4,000 and 5,000 men. Eight empty trains are at present standing Shanhaikuan, ready to proceed Southward into Luantung. The Jap anese have asked the railway to keep open: one of its double tracks for Japanese transport.
What is believed to be the first visiting Japanese aeroplane flew over Peiping shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. Tt circled the city wall, Where most of the barracks are situat-certain when the visiting squadron of planes will arrive.
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