Tokyo, May 1.
A further despatch received by the: War Office from Tsinan states that Japanese troops have been forced to disyerae & marty of about 300 pundits, who, advantage of the situation, attacked Tapanese residences and warehouses. One bandit was bayonetted.
Bandits and Northern soldiers, the despatch adds, are looting the neighbouring town: and villages, but so far, owing to the presence of Japanese troops, no Japanese have Chefoo, May 1.
Tsinan was entered through the east gate by the Third Army, First,
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