Tokyo, June 6, [APANESE reports from Peiping this morning said that Japanese troops had completed the occupation of Kaifeng, the capital of Honan, on the Lunghai railway.
Chinese reports earlier had admitted that Japanese troops had reached the southern suburbs of the city last night.
Japanese reports said {hat heavy fighting attended the occupation of the city, which followed a Japanese infantry charge on one corner of the city after an intensive bombardment of the city's walls.
Japanese reports said that the Toyama unit led the frst infantry charge on Kaifeng, battling its way Inside the city's walls and establishing.a foothold Late last night. Artil-ery and additional Infantry columns which followed the Toyama unit into the ily assisted In occupying other corners of the ells, Japanese reports Chinese survivors of the Kaifeng valle retreated westward toward Chengchow at the intersection of the Pinghan and Lunghai Imes, Japenese reports said. Chinese troops also Were reported withdrawing. from Chengchow in an apparent fort to avoid a decisive baltic with the Tapanese forces, the reports said—United Press.
'Them, so we select our own battle 'Reids. 'The Japanese, however, will tot occupy one city' or one village without paying a heavy price, The present fighting in Honan is not a decisive battle."
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