Japanese Forces Formally Enter City Haichow, Mar. 7.
A provision] Peace Maintenance Commission of Tunghai-hsien was formed here at noon yesterday with Mr. Chang Li-ya, principal of the Haichow Primary School. acting as chairman, and comprising 29 members.
Simultaneously, Japanese forces made a formal entry into the city through the eastern gates. Marshalled on the Central Plaza in front of the Hsien office, Japanese military and naval units which participated in tne fall of Haichow, were reviewed by the—Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Navy and military at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Reconstruction works were begun in the city immediately.
Two Japanese detachments, without stopping for rest following the fall of Haichow, pushed on to a point eight kilometres south-west of here early this morning.—Domei.
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