ROAD TO PEKIN OPEN.
Advance of Nationalists.
JAPANESE FIRE ON RABBLE.
(United 'Pres* Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) TOKIO, May 1. Reliable Pekin advices state that the South China Nationalist forces entered Tsinanfu unopposed on ,Tuesday morning, indicating that the route to Pekin is now virtually opened,’ and possibly foreshadowing’the retreat of the Generalissimo Ohang-Tso-Lin, from Pekin to-Mukden; It is stated that the majority of the Shantung troops evacuated Tsiuftnfu On Monday, and'are retreating to the north .of the Yellow river,, leaving only police units at TUpan, which General. Chang-Chung-Chang, of Shantung, remained to command, .hut there are no reports of General Chang-Chung-Ohang having been captured. Official advices state that Japanese troops'guarding the Japanese quarters at Tsinanfu shot and killed ohe of a .800 Shantung rabble*', whiqh was attempting to loot Japanese shops.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17946, 3 May 1928, Page 9
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132ROAD TO PEKIN OPEN. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17946, 3 May 1928, Page 9
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