Peking, May 31.
Many Japanese civilians entered the Legation' Quarter to-night—Reuter. tien has not suffered a defeat and its casualties have boon only in the region of 2500." Withdrawal of the Northern forces was due to a mutiny of the 8th Corps, which refused to fight any longer ant retired northwards owing to false propaganda to the effect that Generalissimo Chang Tso-lin had left. Peking and all its offcers'and their families had gone to Mancharia. This withdrawal had caused the other forces to withdraw to straighten the Northern The authorities are in conference to decide upon future action.
Reuter.
Peking, May 30.
As a result of a lengthy military conference held this afternoon the Tayutnshuifu (the Generalissimo's Ofice), it waa decided that Ithe Fengtien Zorces along the Han Railway should make a gon feral retreat to the line of Liuliho, which is located halfway betwoon Chochow and Lianghslang. Im: mmedintoly after' the conference, enters for a general retreat wer fxsued to the Fengtien forces.
Paoting's alt Denied A spokesman atthe Generalis simo's Ofice denied! the report rarding the fall of Paotinetu, say-jing that the Fengtien forees' have withdrawn to the positions at Pai.
ngfu and An-haien and are taking the offensive and defensive attitude with Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's troops ax reserves, and that Paoting tu is strongly fortined with scans placed on the wall, sis, however, "true that the General Headquarters were removed to. Kaopeitien to-day for the con: venience of the commanders, as the hattie me is #0 close to Paoking," added the spokesman, spokesman atthe Tayuane shuitu (the Generalissimo's Office) said tosday that the Fengtien forees would be able to stem the advance of the Southern forces at the lino of Liuliho for 4 or & day: that the Fengtien forces to devise a second measure in the meantime—Toho, The Japanese ofcials are atill in Tokyo, May 31.
Despatches from Tientsin state that though the Fengtien forces after withdrawing from Paotingtw were expected to make a stand. Kaopeitien and -Liuliho, the majority have fallen back ax far Changhsintien, "about 10 miles southwest of Peking, on the" Peing-Hankow Railway, though, the Fengtien headquarters has. been established at Liuliho, The despatches add that all com munications to. the south of Kao: peltien, also the railway jlayoen Peking and Tientsin, have bi@pus-
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