Chinese Troops Persinded to Disarm and Leave Reports from Tsingtao, dated May 2 say that no news has beet received from Tsinanfu. At Tsinj tao, however, the Japanese have established a cordon round the city, extending to about 12 miles out. The water works and power stations are guarded also. Altogether about 2,000 Japanese troops are in the area and no hostilities will be per-within the cordon. Local Chinese officials are making preparations to clear out, in all. probability for Dairen or Tientsin, and further ramoured that the Civil Governor will hand over control to the Japanese until the South takes over, and will then go to Dairen, The 2,000 odd Chinese troops who arrived in Tsingtao on May 1 are threatening to make trouble unless they are paid a large sum of money by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. They are being persuaded, however, to disarm and go north sea, in ships which are in readiness for them.
Otherwise the situation is quiet. Reports state that some 10,000 Southern troops are in the act of concentrating at Fangtze. Marshal Chang Tso-lin has issued orders to all military authorities in the province to put up a fight and to hold Tientsin at all costs.
Tsingtao, May 2.
The Japanese troops under the! personal command of Lieut.-General Fokuda, which Jeff Changtien for Tsinan yesterday, repairing tracks fon the way, finally reached Tsinan Tsingtao in Danger Teingtao, May 2.
When retiring from Changtien towards Fangtze the Northern General Liu Tze-liu destroyed the railway-bridge spanning the river at Szehotien, telegram has been received from Marshal Chang Tsung-chang. at Tehchow instructing General Lia Tze-liu that he is appointed Defence Commissioner for the region south of the, Yellow River, that Admiral "(Continued on page 178.)
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