The announcement then stated that the British agreed to the Japanese: demand and the French ammunition was landed at Woosung on July 11.
However, "the communique con-eud, negotiations followed -on the! question of the Shengking's disregard of the Japanese order to hall. The British authorities finally accepted the Japanese demands and the Shengking, ease was thus finally settled.
As to the movements of the Shengking. the communique stated that after the landing of the ammunition, the Japanese naval authoritier directed the vessel to re-enter the ort of Shanghai and allowed her freedom after the settlement of the Prior to a complete settlement of the question, the local French Defence Force, at the instance of the Br authorities concerned, requested the wese navy for a return of the wunitfon, but the Japanese auld thorities rejected the request by ex-ing the reasons why the am-could not be returned.
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