Tientsin, June 6.
The Japanese report of the railway being cut near Fengtai, on the Peking-Tientsin line, appears be borne out by repeated rumours of the defection of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's troops.
Planes continue to report th presence of large forces of Anku>- chun troops at Yunztsun and at a point 15 kilometres wast of Tientein, The Southern armies are as The situation in Tientsin is qui and business is going on as usual fin the native city. Both railway stations are being guarded by the Foreign troops. with one platoon of Japanese guarding the Japanese often-mill on the ex-Russian Con: cession side of the river—Reuter.
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