Chinese troops launched an attack near the Hongkong and Kowloon nst_the Japanese forces there which have been depleted as 2 result of reinforcements being sent to the Indo-China frontier, the Chie nese military spokesman" has announced here today at his weekly stated that the situation between Japan and. Indo-China had resulted ina lull on all fronts in China The Japanese remain on the defensive while the Chinese have not launched any wide-'Scale offensives.
He asserted that the Japanese forces near the Indo-China frontier consist of the Sth and 28th divisions. both withdrawn from Kwangsi. The 110th division has been transferred from Shans! to Kwangsi in order to All the op Two Small Clashes Toe small clashes occurred at Hwating and Chunghwa, north of Canton, the Japanese being repelled on both occasions.
The week's most important Aghting, the spokesman continued, took place n Shansi where Japanese and Chi-neve forees are mancouvring for positions along the Yellow River. Japanese attempts to contre! the strategic Chuntao and Taihang mountains "in Southern Shansi failed. The Chinese, fon the other hand, seized several small positions North of the river. and also Yuswei, in Central Shan:
The spokesman termed reports of Chinese area as "very likely" in view of the Situation—Havas.
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