Recalling the "many sacrifices" made by Japanese troops thus far, Gen. Matsui expressed his firm do-termination to carry out this programme.
All his statements to foreiynors as well as Chinese, he suid, were based fon the above-mentioned' principles.
"Acting on those principles," he said, "Japanese troops first demand= ed that Chinese troops evacuate Nan-and then took action, "In order to realize those pri ciples fs necessary for us to deal a heavy blow to Chinese troops while cor-reeting the mistaken opinions of the Chinese people."
Touching upon the suppression of anti-Japanese movements in the International Settlement and French Concession, the General said that so Jong as the competent authorities feecive Japan's requests and ready to carry them out he intends to look upon the matter "calmly.
Nov. 28.
Neutrality Right Queried the antad area, scene of incessant Hires in the past two weeks, again saw huge columns of smoke and Tames sent up to the sky yesterday. At least thirteen fires were seen from the buildings in the French Concession in the afternoon, The largest blaze was at Doo Moh tao, near the Nantao Bund, where the fire burned fiercely from 1 pan. onwards, Tt was not far from the Ningpo-Shaoshing Godown on the bank of the river. To its west and north, over a dozen of others could be counted, one of which was very near the south boundary of the refugee: zone.
'White several fires gradually burn ed themselves out, leaving only enormous columns of black smoke in the sky, new ones were seen to have started,' so that huge tongues of fire leapt up from Nantao all yesterday afternoon, Between the fire at Doo Moh Tao and another one a little 10 the West, nothing was seen at 2pm, Ten minutes after, a small column of white smoke curled upward and then crimson flames and Diack smoke shot high up to the sky.
Oddly enough, the wind famed the fires from the south-east yester-
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