Tokyo, May SI.
Messages from Tientsin state that the Northern forces on the Tientsin-
Tientsin, May 31.
According to an official repost froma Japanese source, the Shansi army made.its advance from the Gireetion of Mancheng, along the mountainous region, towards the <north west of Paotingfa and en veloped the right wing of the Fengtien army, The Inter on May 28 called back the 20th Army to Paotingfu and hurriedly' reinforced Mancheng, but it was too late' to do any oot notwithstanding sev-feral counter-attacks staged by the reinforced troops.
sudden change of the situation progressed, leading to the siege of Puotingf by the armies uncer Murshals Feng Yuchsiang and Yen Hsi-shan.
Fengtien Commanders, Generals Chang Haueh-liang and "Yang Vu: ting were obliged to fall back and hurriedly left' for Peking, leaving orders for the troops on the whole battle front to fall back to the line} at Liuliho, commencing from May 30, The Fengtien troops are still Northern Attack on Tsin-ta Tientsin, May 30,
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