Hankow, Mar, 1, The Japanese push in south-west Shantung towards the Lunghai Railway, is arousing much concern here, especially as the success of this operation would result in the out flanking of the Chinese forces at The objective of the drive is Kwel-the, and the Japanese are trying 1o reach this ancient, walled city "via HKinsiang, a town about Atty miles to the northwest, 'This drive is considered more of a menace to the, HLunghal line than the presence of [Japanese troops on' the north bank: Jot the Yellow River, north of Kal-feng, capital of Honan.
All boats on the Yellow River in the stretch flowing above Kaifeng Ihave been removed to the south bank. So far the Japanese have made no attempt to cross the river Jat this point, and the situation Kaifeng is reported to be peaceful.
Chinese quarters here have no con-ration of the Japanese claim 19 Jnave captured Lingteng, to which city the provincial capital of Shansi was removed on the fall of Taiyuan, but Jadmit that its loss fs likely owing to strong Japanese pressure, Heavy Gghting, they say, is in progress on. the outskirts of 1
The discrepancy between the Chie nese and Japanese accounts of the situation 13 possibly due to the belatedness of Chinese dispatches normal communications have been
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