Chungking, June 1.
Twenty-seven. Japanese alreratt bombed the downtown area of Chungking "at noon today. The majority of bombs were dropped on lower Chungking near the confluence of the Yangtze and Chialing river stuting several See, leavy fighting Is progressing along the highway from Hungtung, on the Tungpu Railway, eastward towards Tunllu as Chinese forces, atter moving northward from the Chungtin shan mountains, are pushing against the rear of Japanese forees, accord ing to the latest Chinese field despatches reaching here—Reuter, Offensives in China Shanghai, May 28, The main Japanese offensives. China have come to-an end for the time being after. achieving tremondous results, declared Col. Akiyama, army spokesman, at yesterday's press conference here, The main objectives were carried out, he said, the chief purpose of Japinese military action having been to decimate the ghting strength of the Chinese} forces.
Certificates of surrender have been distributed by Japanese planes central China and Chinese forees have been picking these up and surrender ing in large numbers, said Col, Akiyama, In fact, Col, Akiyama added with a smile, so many Chinese had" surrendered that it hampered the movements of Japanese. troops, The necessity of feeding the prisoners was another disadvantage, he said, and had Jed to complaints being made to the Japanese High Command to) reduce "the distribution of these} certifeates, 'The army spokesman said that Mr, Carrot Alcott' seemed worried about the war situation in Shansi owing to, the fact that both sides were claiming victories, Col. Akiyama said that onlookers should try to decide which side was making conscientious reports The Chinese, said the army spokes-th to. bring the claimed crossed Oghting to an end, But how could the Chinese have erossed the Yellow [River when the six crossing points were all under Japanese control, asked "Col. Akiyama. How could the Chinese forces on the south bank of. the river send reinforcements, across when they were unable to do s0 during the heavy fighting? Chinese reports stated that severe blows were struck at the Japanese in Shansi but falled to tell how and where, said Col, Akiyama,
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