JAPAN AND CHINA
HOSTILITIES AGAIN BREAK OUT. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Shanghai, May 8. Owing to the Chinese ignoring a Japanese ultimatum to vacate the districts east of the Luan River by Saturday night, hostilities have again broken out in the vicinity of Chinwangtao and Peitaiho. A Japanese armoured train, after a long artillery duel, forced a Chinese town to retire, upon which the Japanese train occupied Peitaiho. There were also heavy artillery engagements in Funing and Chienan. towns within the Great Wall west of Peitaiho, while Japanese planes have renewed their bombing activities.
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Southland Times, Issue 22010, 9 May 1933, Page 7
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