Peking, Aug. 22, Mr. Chu Ao-hsiang stated to-day that 5000 Shansi troops were still holding out at Teian and 3,000 at Wenshang.
It is reported that General Shih Vu-san's amy is moving from the eft wing of the Lunghai front the Yellow river in support of the Shansi forces while three Kuomin-from Shensi are the place of General Shih Hankow, Aug. 22.
With the advance of the Government forces on the Peking-Hankow Railway front and their junction with other Government units in the Lung-Hai sector, major operations the Chengchow-Kaifeng region are expected shortly, According to an official report from the Headquarters of the 3rd Army Corps at Liuho, central Honan, the vanguards of the 10th Army, belonging to the Central Route under General Hsu Yuanjchuar, reached Chitsien on the 20th fand are awaiting the arrival of the Goverment Left Wing forces on the Lung-Hai front for the joint advance on Kaifeng and Chengchow.
While a part of the Left Wing forces, west of the Peking-Hankow Railway, has passed the Tengfeng-Meihsien area and is_ approaching Heishihkuan, west of Kunghsien, understood that another detachment ie speedily making for Chengchow to assist in the siege of tha ity.
Reports from Government aeroplanes reconnoitering over Kaifeng, state that the city fs in a state of luntest, Bombing planes have been making daily trips and dropping! bombs on the enemy in Kaifeng and entire Taikang-Suichow-[Shiheheng area. in eastern Honan ix the remnant) small detachment of the insurgents under Shih Vu-shan is reported to have been lout off from their retreat to Kaifen Houchengthe Long-Hi Peking, Aug. 23, Acurding to foreign reports the Nanking forces have not yet. advanced north of Tsinanfu and as consequence the Shansi troops save had more than a week to obtain re-inforcements and to or-ani their front north of tha Yellow River.
The rival claims to victories on ithe Langhai Railway are discounted in reliable foreign quarters. is believed that the ground is too waterlogged to permit of heavy fighting at present—Reuter.
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