Shanghai, Apr. 13.
Chinese in southern Shantung re on the verge of a major defeat" at the hands of the Japanese, an <simy, spokesman danied yee; voy "Asked to amplify or to.define the Iceality in. which this would: occur, sue spokesman evaded the question by suring: "You just wait and see."
"At present all T can state is that the Chinese suffered heavy losses. in attempted offensive yesterday They have been routed and are now flight" the spokesman added.
He refused to divulge the point where tne alleged Chinese attack nad been repulsed, Chinese Cross Yellow River Hankow, Apr. 13, ops ure crossing the in north-west Honat against Japanese at Chiyuan, the ingly and Menghsien, according to military: dispatches received hiera to-progress in Chiyuan where the Chinese entered the city by way of the east gate after storming the south, north and west tes. Chiyuan is on the north bank.
the Yellow River, opposite Loyang. Chinese forces are also stated to be besieging Menghrien, on the north boone of the Yellow River, north-east of Loyang.
On the Tientsin-Pukow Railway font, Chinese vanguards this mori 5 "reached a point only four kilometres west of Yihsien." About 2,000 Japanese troops at Kuolichl, north of Yihsien, have moved northeast in the direeifon of Hsianchen to support the Japanese forces in that aren. They are at present said to be cageyed by the Chinese near Shuikuo, in.mediatelys north-east of Kuolieht
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