In a tommuniqué issued at I o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Japanese Expeditionary Force to Central China announced that the British authorities had -agreed to the withdrawal of their landing party, following a decision of the Japanese mary to enforce their evacuation.
The communique announced that yesterday morning the Japanese military authorities, within whose occupied area the works are located, had decided to adopt measures "for the protection of British lives and property" in case peace arf order should be disturbed as a result of the strike conditions.
"Phe action taken by the Japanese authorities," the communique emphasized, "was for the sole purpose of maintaining peace and order in that area. There is no intention of the Japanese authorities to intervene in this dispute, between capital and labour" Details were being settled "on the spot," the communique added.
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