General Fukuda's Ultimatum for Satisfaction Refused by Chinese: Chief Strategic Positions Seized by Japanese An official Japanese despateh to Peking from Tsinanfu, quoted by Reuter, says that the Japanese Gen-feral demanded that the Southern forces should withdraw outside a one 20 li (seven miles) on each ido of the Tsinan-Tsingtao Ruilway; the Chinese refused to avroe and took offensive measures. Thereupon the Japanese decided ty take ctive meastees to enforce their demand and published a proctamation in the Chinese language to that effect.
At 8 o'clock yesterday morn inst, the despatch continues, a part of the 13th Japanese Regiment were reconnoitring in w northern suburb, of Tsinanfu alone the. railway, when Southern soldiers suddenly within 20 1i along the Tsina Chinese refusal is said to caused the renewed fighting.
Tokyo, May 8 (10 a.m.).
An urgent despateh received f Tsinanfu reports that severe high ing broke out again yesterday evening between the Chinese and Japanese troops. It states thal despite the agreement. previously reached between the Chinese and Japanese authorities, the Souther forces attacked the Japanese tro: guarding the Foreign Commerci
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