Tientsin, May 5.
According to a despatch from Tsinan, in answer to a notification sent to the Southern military authorities by the Japanese Army, stating that the Chinese troops are prohibited from entering the area within 20 li from the Japanese defence zone, and that the Japanese Army will freely deal with any Chinese soldier who may jolate this, the Southern military orities have officially sent to the Japanese Army, accepting the Japanese demand and asking the Japanese Army to notify them previously in case it deals with Southern soldiers, The majority of Southern troops have withdrawn from the specified area.—Toho,
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