Hankow, Apr, 4 An_ interview, in which the' Chinese military situation on all fronts was reviewed, took place this after~ hoon at General Chiang Kal-shek's headquarters at Wuchang, General Chen Chen, Garrison Commander of the Wuhan cities, who acted as spokesman, declared that the Japanese drives' in Shansi, Shantung, and Kiwangteh had ull been frustrated, but that the biggest Japanese failure had occurred in Shantung, where the Itagaki and Tsogai Divisions were facing complete annihilation, The Chinese forces, he went on had cut the Tientsin-Pukow Railway at Chichho and Lianghsiatien, and were ushing south along the railway. The Chinese troops, which had crossed the Grand Canal, General Chen said, were pushing north to attack the encircled Japanese forces between Lincheng and Hanchwang.
The Japanese line between Yin-hsien and Taierchwang, he said, had been broken through by the Chinese forces, thus splitting the apanese troops into two groups, one of which Wes now surrounded in the vicinity of Taierchwang, The Japanese forces at Lingyi had from March 31 retired in twa direc—tions, one heading north towards Chuhsien and the other going to the south-west towards Hsianchen—Reuter, South-Western China Roads Reviewed Chungking, Mar, 30, The Szechuen-Yunnan road, via Kweiyang, is not likely to become of any great service for mercantile purposes. unless service stations, at present lacking, are provided olona the route, according to travellers arriving in Chungking from Yunnan, mimper of abandoned vehicles, according to these travellers, may be awaiting repair At the same time, however, thousands of "coolies are engaged in. eMtecting improvements to the road and bridges, Arrivals from Siutu report that the new road from Suifu to Yunnanfu has been completed, There is a good broad motor road of considerable distance towards Yunnanfu while work is now proceeding from the 'Yunnanfu end. 'This road follows the old caravan trail, via Chaotung, near 8 notoriously lawless district, where the British missionary, Mr.' RH, Goldsworthy was recently killed by bandits—Reuter.
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