No Withdrawal of Troops Pending Development Tokyo, July 26, of "War, with reference to th Situation in Shantung, made the following repes "since the middle of the present month, skirmishes have been frequently taking place in the area adjacent to the Tsingtao-Tsinan Tine between the Shantung troops under Generals Liu Shih-la and Koo Chien ud the other Shantung forces under Generals. Fang Yunechang and Chu Hsiang-pen, the former having gone over to the South and flying the Nationalis fags, The recapture of Chefoo coupled with 'a gradual turn for the bette in the situation in favour of the latter in the region east of Tsingtao have made the position of the troops; under Generals Liu and Koo projexrious. Consequently, the Nation. alist military leaders in Peking, it reported, have decided to despatch General Feng Vu-hsiang's troops Shantung with a view to exterminating. the forces belonging to General Chang Chung-chang.
"Judging from the foregoing fact, it is feared that fighting on a large scale may possibly. be resumed before long between the Southern and Northern forces in the district of Tainan as well as along the Shantung Railway. "In such circum stances, the prearranged withdrawal of the Japanese contingents. from Shantung has. been rendered hope-levs at least for the time being."—Toho.
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