20,000 Southern Troops Said to Have Surrenderod Tsingtao, May 11.
As a result of a conference Inst} night between the Japanese military authorities and the local Chamber of Commerce, the Southern troops have been induced to withdraw from the walled city of sinanfu. The Jupanese started entering this. morning.—Reuter, Efforts to Spare Civilians Tokyo, May 11.
A War Office despatch states that the whole of Tsinan has been occupied by the Japanese, inclu: ing the walled city, which was taken after severe/ fighting. It adds that every effort has: been made to avoid causing harm or inconvenience to the civilian popula Tue, Ceuestiat. PAN
Peking, May 11.
It is believed that 20,000 Nationalist troops have hitherto surrendered at Tsinan, but irregulars and plain-clothes men are still sniping occasionally from houses—Reuter.
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