Tsinan, Jan, 5.
Launching a surprise attack at night on Chufu along the Tsinpu} Railway, Japanese troops occupied the town at 440 o'clock yesterday morning, it was learned to-day.
In their capture of the town, which is about forty kilometres south of Tawenkow, the Japanese attackers, comprising soldiers of the Fukuei detachment, did not lose a ran, Chinese who had been defending the town fled toward the south-west The attack on the town was started irom Tawenkow in the evening of January 3.
Last night the Numata and Kuwata detachments, ce-operating with the Fukuei unit, were approaching Yenchow, junction of the Yenchow-Tsining and Tsinpu Railways, about 24 kilometres south-west of Chui Chinese troops were reported to be fleeing in a south-westerly direction from Ningyang and adjacent districts, Yenchow Occupied Rapidly driving southwards, the Kuwata flying column yesterday morning occupied Yenchow, midway between Tsinan and Hsuchow.—Domei.
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