The Archive · 1938

Chefoo Now Under Martial Law

Chefoo, Mar. 16.

Two hundred Japanese marines were landed here today from a cruiser which had just arrived from Tsingtao. The marines marched with the local Japanese garrison of 400 through the city towards the barracks, thas been enforced for the yee Sunday, when w bard of "Chinese irregulars, estimated" at 200 strong, made a surprise raid on Chefoo. The streets are cleared from sun-down, Japanese marines patrol the city during the night, while machine-gun emplacements have been established throughout =the elty.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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