Shanghai Japanese yesterday were urged by their naval, military, and diplomatic author to display patience in seeking a solution of the various problems involving the International Settlement and the French Concession here, The joint statement of the three Japanese authorities counselled the Japanese residents to be "cautious in action and in their speech, showing their reliance upon the wisdom und the strength ^f the authorities, thus to display a s.enity worthy of the representatives of a great nation,"
Reference to the situation in Kulangsu, the International Settlement of Amoy, and the British and French Concessions in Tientsin was made by the statement.
"Japan's sacred campaign," the Statement read, "has now been under way for almost two years, The situation in central China is assuming ever-growing importance, for, as we look back, all the major cities and ports in China have fallen into the hands of the Japanese forces.
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