Meanwhile, there were indications here that the quiet and dignified entry of the Japanese forces into the city impressed the local Chinese popula-tun. Many of them turned out in the streets to welcome the incoming troops. The streets were decorated by the Rising Sun Flag and the Five-Barred emblem of the new Nanking regime.
It is understood that the Japanese military authorities already have started to restore peace and order and to begin reconstruction of the ruined city, Leading Chinese are closely ce-operating with the Japanese authorities, At five o'clock this afternoon, the Public Security Maintenance Association was brought into being with offices at the site of the Kincheng Benking Corporation in the Third Special Administrative District. More than 300,000 Chinese civilians are within the city walls.—Domei.
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