Hankow, Mar. 8.
Japanese detachments, having reached the north bank of the Yellow River opposite Tungkwan, are shelling: the Tungkwan Railway Station, the Lunghai Railway. All rail-Way, telegraph, telephone and post office workers, it is understood, with-Jdrew to Tungkewan on March 2, after blowing up 80 locomotives and 500 coaches.
Japanese detachment, it learned, succeeded In crossing the JYellow' River in north-western Shansi, where it is frozen, and occupied' Fuku, in north-eastern Shensi, on, March 2." However, with the arrival of reinforcements, the Chinese forces staged 2 counter-attack and recaptured Fuku on March 5.
Alter the recapture of the city by the Chinese, the Japanese detachment relumed to the Shansi side of the River and established ils base at Pacleh. From Paoteh, the Japanese guns are sporadically shelling Fuku, Seros the Yellow River.
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