Peiping, Apr, 21.
Chinese troops had penetrated Kai feng, Honan, the Japanese military spokesman here admitted in an off-lal summary of the Aghting in that region. He stated, however, that Chinese accounts were greatly ox-aggerated.
Only 24 Japanese soldiers and one civilian had been killed, against the 2,000 claimed by the Chinese to have "The city and its environs were now all quiet, as the Chinese forces had een driven off 20 miles to the southwest, 'Military headquarters here have nep received any' reports of any for-dahers being hurt, or of any foreign. owned property being damaged as a result of the fighting inside the city. neuter. retreating, the spokesman the Chinese abandoned 150 dead.
After ejecting the Chinese from the city, the Japanese forces took" the Offensive, "pursuing Chinese troops. fleeing to the soutle and the south west Inpgnese losses during the engazement, ascertained up to 2.30 o'clock fon. Wednesday afternoon, included tone officer and four men killed. Sub-Sequent casualties are believed to be slight, according to the spokesman, While the streets of Kaifeng were temporarily cleared during the aght-
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