London, May 21. Comment on current events on the battlefield in France by newspapers in the Near East is contained in a special commentary issued here Seven Japanese Planes toda".
Said Shot Down; Big Engagement: Reported men and material in a massed, mechanized offensive, has succeeded Chungking, May 21.
On the morning of May 19, Japanese forces at Suihsien launched a vigorous counter-attack towards Tsaoyang, with 200 tanks, armoured cars and large numbers of aircraft, ccording to the latest Chinese field dispatches reaching here, Heavy fighting is said to be in progress at present, Meanwhile, after the alleged occupation of Sinyang on May 18, Chinese forces are said to have crossed the Honan-Hupeh border, and are at present pushing southward into Hupeh, along the Peiping-Hankow railway In west Shansi, Chinese forces are stated to have occupied Hsiangning on the afternoon of May 17, Severe fighting is reported to be going on in south-west Shantung, near the Shantung-Kiangsu border, in the vicinity of Lake Peihsiden.
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