'The position of the are, Japanese military observers pointed out, represented a, striking advance from the positions' held by the combatants a month ago.
Since that time, Chinese defence works berth-east of Hsuchow and around the city itself have been levelled with the ground. while the greater part of the Chengchow-Heichow section of the Lunghai Railway has been occupied by Japanese troops.
As a sequel to the fall of Hsuchow, Japanese forces have also occupied the entire length of the Tsinpu Railway.
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