Evening star., 1931-12-31
New Chinese Foreign Minis
ter Says Marshal Chang
Has Been Ordered to De-
fend ManChurian City.
EVACUATION DESCRIBED
AS WHOLESALE RETREAT
Tamon and Kamura Commands En-
ter Kowpangtze Without Re-
sistance and Camp for Night.
Advance Guard Goes on to River
Is Miles From Objective.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Decem-
Der 31.-Japanese cavalry, advance
guard of Gen. lannon's column,
reached the banks of the falling
River tonight, and were within Is
miles of Chinchow.
There were no indications OF
serious Chinese resistance and 1t
was believed the japanese forces
would celebrate the New Year by
the occupation of the city, which
has blocked their mastery Of the
whole of Manchuria for three
months.
japanese airmen reported there
were strong indications of
wholesale evacuation of ChinchoW
by Chinese troops. Seven trains
left for the southwest between 10
and IL o'clock this morning and
five more trains were waiting in
the yards.
Japanese Take Kowpangtze.
Five regiments OF fur-clad japanese
Infantry marched into Kowpangtze,
20 miles from Chinchow, today; took
the town without a struggle and
camped there for the night.
It was 1l:30 in the morning when
the stocky little warriors poured into
the town Half an hour later came
Gen. Jiro Tamon himself, a little FIVE
foot conuueror, riding on a black horse
at the head of his staff. He the
man who took Tsitsihar, Tawa and
Panshan.
Three regiments in the Japanese
force we're part of Gen. lannon's divi-
sion. A few minutes after they ar
rived two more marched in from the
north, leading Gen. Kamura's brigade,
which started only yesterday morning
from Hsinmintun, SO miles away
Kamura's artillery and other units
continued to arrive during the after
noon. They had met no resistance on
the way down.
$4,000 In KowpangtZe.
The falling River, reached by the ad-
vance guard, had been intended as the
main line of defense for Gen. Yung
Chien's army, but apparently the Chi
nese deserted the trenches previously
dug on the south side of that broad,
swift stream.
Authoritative estimates place the
japanese strength at KoWpangtZe to-
night at $4,000 men, including artillery
and other auXiliaries which kept pace
with the infantry's advance. These
forces were deemed to be irresistible If
the Chinese offer resistance in tomor-
rows expected smash on Chinchow
Confidence ran high in Mukden and
KoWpangtze that the Emperors war
riors will find the road open to Chin
chow tomorrow and will be able to cele-
brate New Year-WhiCh the japanese
call Oh Sho Gatsu-in the enemy'S
capital.
100 Chinese Killed.
A japanese communique issued here
said more than 100 Chinese were killed
in the fighting which preceded the oc-
cupation of PanShan Tuesday, while
the Japanese casualties were only three
wounded Authoritative sources here
expressed the belief that this proper
ton indicated the comparative losses
OF the entire campaign.
Protecting the rear Of Gen. lannon's
column, a Japanese infantry battalion
advanced from Haicheng and occupied
Newchang, which a force Of $500 Chi
nese had occupied after the Japanese
evacuation of the place Christmas day.
Before the japanese arrived the Chi
nese fed west of the Lao and Taitzc
Rivers. but part of the japanese bat
talon pursued them and encountered
a band of irregulars near Tapachiatze,
7Iz miles northwest Of Newchang, kill
ing many Of them and dispensing the
others
The japanese battalion, which suf-
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