The Archive · 1941

Japanese Offensive Fails

Chungking, June 1.

The Japanese summer offensive on our fronts had resulted in failure. declared the Chinese official "Central Daily News" in a leading article yesterday morning.

On the Chekiang and Fukien coasts after one month of battle, the Japanese were only able to hang on to Ningpo and Foochow with the Chinese recapturing Wenchow. Haimen, Chui and Fooching.

In southern Honan and northern Hupeh, the Japanese Iaunched attack' on Chinese forces in the 'Tahung mountains, but after suffering heavy losses the Japanese forees were driven back to their original' positions ay Suihsten,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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