Shanghai, May 10.
A special despatch from Tsingtao states that up to noon of yesterday, the Japanese had occupied an area in Shantung whick ineladed the following districts: (1) The entire Kino chow-T'sinan Railway Zone, (2) City of Tsinan and the Commercial Area, (3) The southern end of Yellow River Bridge of the Tsin-Pu Railway. (4) The Kuotien district to the cast of Tsinan. (5) The Changehwang District to the west of Tsinan and (6) Sinchuans, south of the City, The despatch adds that the Japanese military authorities Tsinan are considering "extending the present occupied aren to include the "Nationalist garrison posts.
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