tientsin, Aug. 21.
The Japanese attempt to capture] the Nankow puss to the north-west of Peiping, the strategic key position {for the domination of the Peipl region and Mongolia, can be regarded as frustrated for the time being. The Japanese headquarters annotineed to-day that the Japanese offensive on the Nankow pass had] been stopped.
Floods pouring down the mountains had turned roads into rivers and. trenches into brooks." The soldiers were standing up io their chest in water. They therefore confined themselves to defence against Chinese. attacks—Trans-Ocesn, Chinese Forees Rally General Offensive centration of Chinese regular Iroops Paoting, Aug. 22.
Reinforced by about 1,000 5 and twenty field" gus," Japanese! troops have renewed their attempt on Liangwangchuang south of Tien-{sin on the Tientsin-Pukow line.
'Sporadic fighting between' the Chinese and "Japanese forces has been proceeding during the last few days, with the former firmly holding their lines inspire of the Japanese atiompts to dislodge them.
section of the railway track, which had been tampered with by Chinese volunteers, was reported to have been repaired by the Japanese. The: corpses of about 100 Japanese soldiers, who were killed during a train mishap caused by the activi: ties of Chinese volunteers, had bee! removed from the scene of the acc dont, it was state Meanwhile, Japanese troops have Leen active along the Peiping" Hankow line, $00 Japanese infantrymen, aided by a unit of cavalry. Jaunched an attack on Chinese. posi-tons at Koutoutsun near Lianghsiang fon August 20 but were successfully repulsed by Chinese troops.
Along the Peiping-Hankow Railway Tine, the opposing forces ave holding the opposite banks of the Yungting "River, exchanging fire sporadically.
Yesterday, a Japanese attempt to ross the river was frustrated by the Chinese forces who opened fire on the enemy troops when in midstream, Large numbers of the Japanese s0l-diers were killed.
Preparations are being completea bby the Chinese troops in Charhar for a general offensive shortly Changpel,—Manchoukuo stronghold for the past two years, 30 miles to the north of Kalgan, military dispatches reaching here to-day revealed.
The general offensive was said to have been decided upon following the signal successes scored by Chinese troops in recapturing Shangtu, Chapser, Tsungli, Shangyi and Nanhhaotsan last week, and encouraged by the repulse of a severe Japanese attack on Houerhshan on August 20 'Assisted by thirty planes and twenty field guns, over 1,000 Japanese. {oops launched a severe attack from Changpel on Houerhshan 'August 20 and yesterday but we steadfastly repulsed by' the Chinese troops—Central News,
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