Shanghai, Apr. 15.
The Japanese forces never intended to take Hsuchow, declared the Japanese military spokesman at yesterday evening's press conference, con~ firming a report from Peiping to that effect, During raids by Japanese planes on April 13, the spokesman continued, no Chinese planes were observed on the air fields bombed, in Fukien, Foochow and Chekiang. Naval planes, the spokesman stated, bombed the railway line, engines and freight cars neat Kinhwa, on the Hankow~ Nanchang Railway Line. message says, occupied Yungchanchuan, north-west of Yihsien.
Turning to the eastern front, the Chinese communique stated: Japanese forces are holding out against the Chinese offensive Changehuchen, sixteen kilometres south-west of" Ishing, west of Lake Tai in Kiangsu, and at, "raifuchen. twenty kilometres south of Liyang, in strongly fortified positions in the hills, With reinforcements pouring the Japanese troops have vigorously resisted all Chinese attacks. The Chinese, trying to outflank the Japanese defenders, are moving to of Changehuchen and communique further stated that Chinese troops operating western" Suiyuan, had occupied Chaochunwen,, 35 kilometres south west of Paotoi.—Reuter,
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