Chungking, Mar, 25, Further successes of Chinese forces on the Kwangsi front are. claimed in Chinese reports received—here today, 'These reports state that the main' body of the Japanese forces at 'Lingshan, which the Chinese claim to have recaptured, is continuing its retreat westward towards the highway, 'At the same time, it is added, one Japanese column,' moving southward, reached Wulicheng, south of Lingshan, at noon on March 22, "where, afler "severe fighting, split into two columns, one of which eventually reached Lungwuling to the east, and the other Peblao the west.
The Chinese claim that the Japan= ese detachment at Lungwuling was surrounded and. wiped out on the night of March 23—Reuter, Japanese Withdraw from Lingshan Chungking, Mar. 26.
Tientsin, Mar. 19.
"Only after Japan, Italy and other foreign Powers have rendered their concessions to China, will there be any prospects of the Japanese [Blockade of the concessions at' Tientsin being lifted."
This was the personal opinion of [Japanese military spokesman in reply to-a question on the subject at the press conference today.
Teeferring to the Tientsin silver question, he declared the issue could be settled before the new regime under Mr. Wang Ching-wel was established. The problem would be one
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