Peking, Aug. 19.
A official communique issued by General Feng Vu-hsiang at Kaifeng yesterday states that heavy rains have fallen in North dfonan during the past, ten days with the result that the battlefield has been turned into a swamp and the operations of the National forces have. been greatly hindered.
Gen, Feng Yushsiang adds that 5,000 "'Dare-to-die's under Gene Sun Liang-cheng, on the night of attack quarters near Ningling, killing over 2,000 of the enemy, after which his forces occupied the station at Siaopa, on the Lung-Hai Railway. Vigorous fighting is still koing on eastward of Liuho and in the vietnity of Mamutsi and Tangshan.
On the 17th, the communique states, four National aeroplanes made a raid on Chengchow and dropped over 20 bombs, killing a number of non-combatants.
Reuter.
Peking, Aug. 19.
According to a report emanating between Anchéfig and as the Government forces are not likely to advance northwards of Tsinan since the occupation of Accordingly, it seems that there will be.no great change of situation on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front unless either the Northerners or Nanking forees start jan offensive campaign—Rengo.
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