Hankow, Mar. 10.
Traffic on the Lunghai railway has been temporarily interrupted between Chengchow and Tungkwan, on the Shansi, Shensi and Honan border. This is a result of the crossing of the Yellow River by a small detachment of Japanese just north of Szeshui, where the Chinese blew up the dykes. The situation is, however, not regarded as critical here.
Chinese aircraft reinforcements rushed up to the Yellow River front, spent an active time to-day bombing Japanese artillery and troop positions at Fenglingtu, on the north bank of the Yellow River opposite Tungkwan.
It is believed that the Japanese intend to stage a major crossing of the river at this point.
Further up the river, the Chinese to-day claim to have staged a successful counter-attack, crossing the river from Shensi at a point near Chungyan and, in ce-operation with the Eighth Route Army, to be driving the Japanese back towards Lishih.—Reuter,
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