Toman, Jan, 5.
Launching a surprise attacks at night on Chutu along. the Tsinpi. Railway, Japanese troops occupied the town at 4,40 o'clock yesterday morning, it was: learned to-day.
in their capture of the town, which ig about forty Kilometres south of Tawenkow, the Japanese attackers, comprising' soldiers of the Fukuel Gelachment, didn't love a man, Chinese who had been defending the town fled toward the south-west. The attack on the town was from Tawenkow in the eveaing of January 3, "Last night the Numata and Kuwata detachments, ce-operating with the Pukuel unit, were approaching Yenchow, junction of the "Yenchow-'Tsining and Tsinpu Railways, about 24 kilometres south-west of Chutu.
Chinese troops were reported to be feeing in a south-westerly direc tion from Ningyang and adjacent districts.
Yenchow Occupied Rapidly driving southwards, the Kawata" flying "column yesterday Jmornjng occupied Yenchow, midway Totwées Tainan snd Hsucnow.—Domel.
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