Hankow, Jan. 17.
Chinese troops have launched a vigorous drive towards Wuhu, on the Yangtze, according to Chinese reports received here to-day.
The Chinese air force is said to be playing a prominent part in the push, bombing Japanese positions in Wuhu, Lukang (west of Wuhu), Kwangteh and Szean.
Meanwhile, reports conflict concerning the fate of Tsining, the strategie city in south-western Shantung.
Military despatches from General Tsao Fu-lin, commander of the Chinese left wing on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front, and General Sun Tung-hsuan, deputy commander of the Third Route Army, claim that Tsining was recaptured early on the morning of January 13, but reliable sources in Hsuchowfu and Chengchow state that. While the Chinese forces have scored gains in the Tsining sector, the city itself is still in Japanese hands.
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