Chinese Generals Given Thirteen Hours to Leave Neutral -Zone Tsingtao, May 31.
General Yasumitsu, commanding the Japanese forces at Tsingtao, today sent a note to the Chinese Military Commissioner of Kino-tung, General Liu Chih-lu, and to Generals Chuh Siang-pen, Fang, Yung-chang and Koo Chen asking them peacefully to declare their intention of evacuating Tsingtao in accordance with-his request on May 25 that all Chinese troops within 20)
of Tsingtao and the Kisochow-Tainan Railway should be evacuate General Yasumitsu gives the military leaders 13 hours in which to: Fepl He earnestly hoped that their answer will enable the maintenance of pecefut conditions, Everything indicates that they will yeply with his request.—Reuter.
Pukow line front have been dis: organized as the result of reports that Paotingfu has' fallen. The] Mukden armies are retreating.
Generalissimo Chang Tso-lin is still at Peking, but is preparing to evacuate at any moment—Reuter.
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