Kai-shek came to an understanding the Japanese forees that all Southern forces would be immedi ately evacuated to a distance of 90 from Tsinan and be kept away from Tsinan until a later date. On Sunday, May 6, competent foreign observers are able to state that this withdrawal of the Southern forees had actually been accomplish: be recall Sind' woe tml Unit fea to the second utharst et fighting' on. Mfuy' ted No Japanese aeroplanes had arrived at date of leaving.
As stated previously the Kino-'Tei Radway between Tsingtao and Toman is now in fair condition and with the arrival of the large addtional Japanese forces no dificulty is anticipated in keeping the me open and free from Chinese It is' not anticipated that any severe fighting will take place at Weihsien or other points along the Kiao-Tsi Railway as we are given to understand that Southern forces have already advanced beyond Lo~ on their way to Tehchow and other points north, It is believed that the Yellow River Bridge at Lokow is not seriously damaged and that it can be repaired without much diffeuity, Non-Japanese Foreigners Safe Foreigners were not concentrat= ed at the Japanese Consulate Genierat as first reported; several partes were located at the German Consulate; some remained at Stein's Hotel until it had been looted.
Inside the first. protected. area fare the Socony building, Stein's Hotel, German Consulate, Japanese Consulate-General, Post Office, Yokohama Specie Bank, Tsinan Bank (Japanese), Bank of China, and Bank of Communications. the Outside the protected aren ara British and American Cone Tsivan Foreign Cluby Brunner, Mond''s office, the BAT, Andersen, Meyer & Ca, Tsinan branch, residences of the Postal Commissidner and several British and American members. of the staff of the Tsinan University, among whom may be mentioned ave Dr. Ingle, Mr, and Mrs, Herren, the Rev. Hunter of the Anglican Mission, Mra, Stearns and children und others.
Rumours about the shooting of foreigner at Tainan could not be verified, but owing to the fact that foreigners were not concentrated in one spot and to the strong antiforeiim feeling it would be quite possible. Great anxiety is being, felt for the safety of foreigners at Toman University.
S*"A telegram dated Tsinanta, May 7% was received yesterday Shanghai by the Associated Mission Treasurers in Shanghai, reading shantung Christian University all The Rev. J. Wellington and Mr. Sibley of the Anglican Church Mis jon at Taian were, from lust ace counts, safe, However, these gen tlemen ure now perhaps in diteer contact with Shanghai as telegrams from Taian are not now reaching Tsinan.
Mr. Avent and Mr, Wulf, both Americans from Tennessee, of Socony, are understood to be safe.
Flight of a Bolshie interesting to note that Mr, Pratap, a delegate to the Pan Asiatic Conference recently held at Shanghai, and who was forbidden entry to Japan, hurriedly removed from his temporary abode in a Tsinan Chinese hotel and fled to the firet protected Japanese aren for Pratap calls himself a zepretentative of Afghanistan, but commonly believed to be a Hindu. He is prominent member of the Bolshevist organization the League of Depressed Peoples, which was recently meeting in Nanking.
In the usual communistic style Toman, throughout Thursday and Friday, was well supplied with
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