The Japanese are preparing for another offensive in Shansi province. The Japanese steamroller drive southward from North Honan is now threatening Sinsiang, at the junction of the Peiping-Hankow and the Taokow-Chinghua Railways.
Simultaneously, a' body of 3,000 troops, forming the spearhead of the Japanese thrust from South Hopei, is endeavouring to reach the Yellow River via Changyuan, which is only thirty miles north-east of Kaifeng, capital of Honan.
On the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front, the Japanese forces are trying to cross the Kwei River, under cover of artillery barrages, with a view to capturing Kuchen, on the north bank, and continuing their drive towards Hsuchowfu.—Reuter.
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