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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In Tientsin, Japanese threat to invade British Concession over anti-Japanese Chinese was deemed a misunderstanding, averting clash with 850 British Fusiliers ready to fight. Chinese gained in Yangtze Valley; storms south of Shanghai halted Japanese operations. (Jan. 20, Shanghai).
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 20. (P)—British circles received word that Japanese forces at Tientsin explained as "misunderstanding," the threat to invade the British Concession, which could have meant an armed clash with British troops consisting of the First Lancashire Fusiliers, consisting only of eight hundred and fifty fighting men, who had stood ready to repel a threatened Japanese invasion of the British concession.
British circles declared their version of the affair yesterday, when "the Japanese warned they would enter the British Concession unless Chinese suspected of anti-Japanese activities were expelled."
The British forces awaited the zero hour under orders to fight back, even though their action might mean their annihilation, since the Japanese have several thousand men at Tientsin. The supposed zero hour came and passed and nothing occurred.
Although Chinese sources reported additional gains by their troops counter attacking in the Yangtze River Valley; that on the sea coast south of Shanghai snow and sleet storms halted most military operations and completely frustrated a Japanese air bombardment.
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Tientsin
Event Date
Jan. 20.
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misunderstanding resolved without clash; chinese troops reported additional gains in yangtze river valley; snow and sleet storms halted military operations and frustrated japanese air bombardment south of shanghai.
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British circles received word that Japanese forces at Tientsin explained as 'misunderstanding' the threat to invade the British Concession, which could have meant an armed clash with British troops of the First Lancashire Fusiliers, consisting of eight hundred and fifty fighting men, ready to repel the invasion. Japanese warned they would enter unless Chinese suspected of anti-Japanese activities were expelled. British forces awaited zero hour under orders to fight back, even if annihilation, against several thousand Japanese men. Zero hour passed without incident. Chinese sources reported gains counter-attacking in Yangtze River Valley; on sea coast south of Shanghai, storms halted operations.