The Archive · 1938

The Peiping-Hankow Railway

Pinghan Railway Service

south of Sinyang, had now been cleared of Japanese troops, declared ihe Chinese military spokesman at this afternoon's press conference.

He added that the Japanese troops. which occupied Liuling station, had retreated towards the northeast, following repeated Chinese assaults. One body of Japanese troops, he said, crossed the Railway and were at present surrounded at Laoliushan. west of the Railway.

The spokesman also declared that, since-the railway tracks were badly damaged in the vicinity of Liuling, on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, northbound trains could not yet reach Sinyang, but the through service was expected to be resumed shortly, after repairs had been completed.—Reuter.

Canton Jubilant Over Tehan Victory

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