By Sunday evening, Sept. 18, columns striking out of Kwangchow towards Losham, $9 kilometres to the West were already reported having reached 2 point halfway between the two ties. "Chinese. str them wounded, wer the were being escorted back to Kwang~ chow by Japanese Red Cross details, the reports stated, At about the same time, Japanese troops operating out of Shangeheng Were attacking Chinese positions. at Yukiasl, seven kilometres to. the West, and at Hslenshan south Yukiatsi, the dispatches added The Japanese forces, the reports said, were only eight kilometres from their next objective Shawo, a strongly fortined position commanding the road from Shangeheng to Kwani chow. na series of clashes. north of Kwangchow the Chinese forees left 400 dead. while' the Japanese seized dargo quantities of arms and ammuni= lon, according to. a message las fight from the: Honan front.
Booty included one heavy howitzer, four 'Czech light machine. guns, 200 hana grenades, 20 rifles, 8,000 rounds of rifle ammunition and" four' feld Threat to Japanese Rea A strong Chinese column is stated have crossed the Hwangmel-Kwangisi highway from the north and to be pushing southeast in an effort to threaten the rear of the Jepanese forces operating in the Kwangtsi area, Japanese forces are storming the north and south yates of the Huange chuan city wall, according to an telephone' message from the received by the Chinese rnillitary headquarters here.
The "Japanese, the message adds, wally entered the city gates on several occasions, but each time they were repulsed by the Chinese dex tenders.
Detachments of Japanese cavalry units ate said to have appeared west of, Huangehuan, The Chinese forces at Shangchens, southeast of Huangchuan, are taking Up anew fine in the hills southwest of the tow intermittent rain during the past few days is said to have helped the Chinese defenders considerably, as the bad weather has brought Japanese aerial activities on the various fronts to a standstill.
The Japanese forces at Kwangtsi declares Chinese military spokes-han, are striking—southwestward towards Tienchischeng, where the strongest Chinese fortifications and a boom on the Yangtze are located, While another Japanese column is pushing westward along the highway towards Chailing. Fighting is reported to be specially severe north Cast of Tienchiacheng.
is claimed that Chinese units have circled round the Japanese right wing and cut the Huangmei to Kwangtsi highway in an attempt to prevent further reinforcements and Supplies reaching the Japanese at
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