Tsinan, May 10.
The Intest report from Tsinan states that the Southern army holding out within the wall of Tsinan, still stubbornly opposing the japanese army, and the Japanese work of clearing them is not being effected easily.
Early this morning, a detachment of the Japanese army further blew up the wall at the eastern and the southwestern corners, while another Uetachment smashed the south gate is way into the native loss and damage to in not making @ fierce attack, bus has advised the Southern army for the third time, through the General Chamber of Commerce, to surrender. However, as they flatly declined but continued a reckless firing with no definite aim, the walled city was put into an' unspeakable confusion.
It is further reported that the Japanese army is gradually enveloping and pressing them hard—Toho. apanese Hold Yellow River Bridge Tsingtao, May 10, Japanese despatches from Tsinanfu confirm the report that Japanese troops have occupied the railway bridge over the Yellow River "for the purpose of keeping the Southern forces at 4 safe distance."
Further despatches state that the Chinese troops whom the Japanese drove from Tsinanfu left 150 dead, while the Japanese have disarmed altogether 7,000 Chinese troops Since the first outbreak According to despatches reaching Tokyo, the appeararee of Japanese aeroplanes over the city induced the Southern forees under General Fan Cheng-wa, troops are now being disarmed. Reuter.
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