Peiping, Feb. 28.
Carrying out vigorous mopping-up operations against Chinese soldiers retreating into Shansi, the Ishiguro detachn.ent of Japanese infantry today was marching into that province from Honan.
February 25 this detachment defeated a force of Chinese entrenched in Tienchingkwan, about 10 kilometres north of Takow near the Shansi-Honan border.
At 10 o'clock in the morning of the same day the column occupied Yufangcheng, about seven kilometres south of Tlenchingkwan.
At midnight on February 24 the Japanese troops crossed the border and captured Takow.—Domel.
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