The report continued that the areas ear. the mouth of the river were infested with guerillas and it apheaved that the goods being unloaded from the seized ships were intended for their use. Tt was admitted that the captain of the cruiser might have been Japanese."
Since the detention of the three vessels Chinese troops and guerillas Toshingcheng, North Kiangsu, are taking special precautions, a Chinese Feport stated yesterday, as the seizure Of the ships in that vicinity presaged Japanese military landing, there in the near future, it was believed. At the present time Japanese war ves~ sels are patrolling the coastline and the situation fs (ense, the report adds. the reply.
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