Employing their usual the Japanese captured." Tien- iting hard. and quickly, and giving chuangtai, on the Koupangtze-Ying-fein opponents no hea ray Xow railway, on Christmas Day Japanese. are sweeping: all ths when the Chinese garrison. there bandits and irregular Chinese troops Withdrew to Panshan, Now, it is on the Yingkow-Koupangisae. Tele Sated, the Japanese, owing. to the way: before them. cute situation which has. develop-The drive forted at an carly fay are concentrating their main hour this "morning and is. being force at Tienchuangtai and it is an-directed "by General" Tamon, "the nounced that, General "Tamon, the Commander of the. Japanes Se: (Commander of the Second Japanese Cond: Divison from his headquarters is moving his headquarters at" Tienchuangtal. Japanese light there to-morrow preparatory to Tomting. planes are "cooperating launching operations for the pur-Wwith General "Amane's brigade pose of clearing the railway as far the attack which, according to. re: Ports reaching here this afternoon in the meantime, it is reported Will be continued until th line is that bandits numbering between eared of all undesirable elements 4,000 and 5,000, who have been in-ax ns"its junction with the {esting the' districts of Taian and Peking-Mokden railway at. Kou Liaochung, have now started moving. inthe direction of Liverhpu, it advance against General parently for the purpose of creating Ma Chang-shen's forces on the Non-Usturbances behind the Japanese ni river front two months ago, the troops. "Aa a consequence, the gar Japanese covered 23 miles. in 10 sons at Anshan and Ligoyang have hous, fighting and mi Teen ordered to hold themselves in Jempty stomachs, 'The readiness 20 move ata moment's thods are being' repeated notice. would appear that the "The Cabinet has to-day sanction-advance on the Koupangtsze railway ed the despatch of an' additional is not slower than that maintained mixed brigade from Korea as re-[forcement forthe apanese formerly in the Teitsihar area, ettges idle "Tay the ie Chacon, Des. 25 OF Mae aag one dex enamne, ans, are, dncrding ance and Snoured tetas) Patch of these explaining the dee- Oyen War Office emphasises that they are reinforcements, theo) of lightening their equipment, their greatcoats forthe at Tienchuangtai, north of Yingkow, according to official statements sued by Chinese headquarters here. As a result of the engagement the Chinese train withdrew eight Chinese li northward towards Taws, only sent temporarily, but says they fare necessitated by the inadequacy fof the existing force to cope with a Situation which has become" moat {cute owing to constant and system.
ie attacks on the railways at the: despite the fact that the temperature shows between 20 and 20 degrees of frost, and all are reported to be in the highest spirits, According to Japanese reports force of about, 8,000 Chinese troops, track upon Chinchow if bandits seek to strengthen their positions by concentrating within the walled city of Chinchow.—United Press,
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