Shanghai, Apr, 22.
'Moving south with' gathering momentum, the Japanese army continued its' advance against Chinese positions near Lingyi, 9 Japanese military spokesman claimed ast night, Following the occupation of Lingyi, Japanese forees kept up their pur-Suit of the Chinese who are in retreat to the south, in the area west fof the Tsingpu railway spur, branching out from Lincheng, he asserted.
Several villages" where Chinese bad put a brief rear-guard action were captured on Wednesday by the JJapanese in the areas south and [south-east of Lingyi, the spokesman added.
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