Chekiang Province, May 16.
'Three-thousand Chungking troops were practically: annihilated by two fon "fast-moving Japanese columns Which advanced from Tamshul early on Sunday morning and converged on the enemy' units near Pingshanhul, Reports stated that Japanese forces are pounding the Chungking 160th and 259rd divisions which are caught fu a Japanese net southeast of Wal-
Subjected to withering cross fire by 21 Japanese detachments, five Chi-pose divisions belonging to) the 20h Army were caught in an eight Kilometre ring north of Tungyang, and totally routed by noon, The entry of Wuyenshih and Fengshanshih, north of Weishanchen, by "the victorious Japanese units have completed operations in this region.—Domei.
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