The spokesman had not received any details on the occurrence and was therefore unable to state whether fan exchange of shots ensued between dressed the annual meeting of the a Chinese Mtustim Salvation Federation The meeting was attended by more than 200° Muslim leaders. Among 2. Ar the guerillas and. the. train guards and whether any of the passengers were kidnapped.
Asked whether there was a Japanese military post in the vicinity, the spokesman replied in the affirmative, bhut added that not every inch of the railway could be guarded.
Since February 1936, tine spokesman concluded, this had been the third successful derailment on the Shanghai-Nanking line, caused Asked whether the regular express service between Shanghat and Nanking had been Interrupted as a result of this mishap, the. spokesman said that he had received no information to that effect,
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