Confusion Caused by Retréat from Loyang Tokyo, May 30.
The Fengtien troops, which had been stationed in Loyang, beat a retreat towards Kunghsien from th? '28th to the 29th, and Chengchow was thrown into confusion, according to telegram received by the Foreign Office, which states, further, that in [view of the danger, all the Japenjose residents in Chengchow evacuate ed the town to Tientsin on May 29.
The telegram adds that though [Esachow is still in the hands of the Shantung troops, the railway service between Tainan sid Heuchow [has been interrupted owing to bandits in the region between the two
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