Despite the atmosphere of nervousness created. by the to-day, prospects of a tion of normal conditions are brighter the result of an announcement by the new Chief of Police, General Li Ching-yang, formerly chief inspector under General Li Wen-tien, that has undertaken (o collect all members of the Peace Preservation Corps. who sre holding out-and ignorant of the position The commander of the Japanese gendarmerie -got in touch with the! Rew Mayor, Mr. Pien Shou-ching, and the Chief of Police this afternoon and, asked, them to assist the Japane: troops in restoring the administrati the Chinese city.
The Japanese authorities said that groups of the Peace Preservation, Corps were stil! holding out in a foreign godown between the East Station and the Tlalian rea and also a building in the ex-Austrian are The Japanese thought of bombing these points, but the weather prevent ed them.
Movement between the Concession was extremely difficult to-day because of the enforcement of emergency regulations in the various foreign areas, which are at present faced vith fan acute refugee problem. Hosts of villagers are packing the countryside between the race course and the boundary of the British ares, while sins of people from villages in the vicinity of the East Station " are continually passing. along the Bri Bund, Tientsin, July 31 ighting was in progress this noon the western "district of the old walled city and in the vicinity of the General "Station, as the" Japanese forces continued their "mopping-up" operations. "Simultaneously, strong Tapanese units were operating on highways leading to Tungchow, where heavy fighting was in progress 'Thursday and yesterday, rounding up the remnants" of the' East Hopel In a communique issued here this noon, the headquarters of the Japan. ese Garrison announced that "punitive operations in these areas will be com= Pleted by tonight The following areas were said the communique to have been entirely cleared of Chinese troops:—1. The East Station, where a Japanese detachment was besieged for two days: 2. The former Austrian concession; 3. All the area from Tungmaloo to the Haiho, Japanese forces engaged in "mop-plug-up" operations in the suburbs of Peiping, this morning' attacked Chinese troops entrenched "in the vicinity of the Kanegafuchi Spinning Company's mill near the Tientsin Central Station, A Japanese military headquarters communique issued at 8.10 o'clock this morning confirmed the capture of Chanhsintien, first station south of the Yungting River, on the Pel-Ping-Hankow. railway.
'A. Peace Maintenance Commission, which will govern Tientsin and the 'a machine-gun nest at the top, and a camille neighbouring areas, will be formally Inaugurated here. to-morrow, Mr. Keo. Lin-wel, Prime-Minister' of the Peking Government, 1923-24, to-day accepted an offer. to head the now body.
"The Paotingfu railway station was ablaze yesterday afternoon, following, a raid) by Japanese aircraft upon Chinese troop train, the headquarters of the Tientsin Girrlson announced, tonday, Theeo other trains, bearing Central troops northwards were made. the Aargots of Japanese bombs. two troop trains were bombed near Chohsien, about 80 kims, south" of Peiping on the Pinghan Railway, and one south of Hsushul, north at Paotingfu, Japanese reconnoitering planes reported seeing "2 troop trains advancing north between Pao-Unga and the Japanese lines just south of Changhsintien, Other planes reporied seeing 25 troop trains near Tsangeh on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, and two other traing in and neat Tsinghal Messages received here reported a feverish construction of aerodromes in towns along the two railways, Ambitious preparations for alr actl= vily are being carried on in Taming and Tsinan, The main body of the Chinese air force was reported to be Concentrated closed to the Lunghai Rallway—Domel, Chinese Disarmea Tokyo, July, 31.
Four thousand Chinese soldiers were disarmed by Japanese troops and near Peiping yesterday after oon and early this morning, accord= ing to press dispatches received here 'One' thousand men of the Peace Preservation Corps, fleeing from Tungchow atter their defeat at the hands of Japanese reinforcements, were reportedly disarmed just. aut: side of the Anting Gale belwéen 6 Gtclocke yesterday evening and 4 Gelock this morning. The remaining Chinese troops, disarmed by Japan-se units, belonged to a portion of the 20th Army still remaining within he ancient capital, the reports added, Japanese losses In the two days of Aghting in Tuchow were oMelally put here at; killed—wo-officers, 18 lower ranks; "wounded—one officer, on? non-commissioned officer, 11 privates, The Chinese losses were said to be very high—Domel,
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