Hankow, June 6.
The capture of Kaifeng, capital of Honan, by the Japanese is denied ju a Chinese military communique issued here today, which admits, however, that Lanfeng has been evacuated by the Chinese, Last evening, the statement says, a small Japanese detachment after caussing a breach in the city wall, entered Kaifeng. but were forced to retire after desperate street fighting.
The Japanese are said at present io be attacking Kaifeng in two columns: one concentrating on the railway static and the other heavily shelling the north-western part of the city wall.
Trafic or the Peiping-Hankow Railway between Chengchow and Henkow is said to be normal.
In speaking of the situation on the Honan front, the Chinese military spokesman today reiterated his assettion of last week that the Chinese did not intend to fight a decisive battle ca the level plains of Honan.
"The Kaifeng and, south Honan areas," he said, "are suited for the operations of artillery and mechanized units, Since "the Chinese Paris, June 6.:
The press here this morning expressed great indignation at the bombing of Orgeix by, unknown planes yesterday.
"Whether they come from Red or Nationalist Spain, the incursion of foreign planes in our skies, particularly murderous.incursions, are inadmissible and intolerable," declared the rightist paper, "Lo Figaro." "The Government must remedy this state of affairs.'
"Lo ' Populaite," organ of the Socialist Party, blame the Nationalists for the bombing.—Havas.
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