The Archive · 1938

Chinese Attacks in Hangchow Area

Aircraft Bomb Fuyang and Aerodrome at Lake City Hankow, Mar. 14 The Shanghai-Hangchow Highway: in the vicinity of Nanklao, south of Minghong, has been cut by Chinese mobile columns.

These columns, which have been very active in southeastern Kiangstt province, have occupied Chwansh Nanhwei and Tenghsien, three towns near the Kiangst sea-coast, Mar. 17.

On the Shanghai-Nanking Highway, Chinese troops, after a severe alfack for two days, have recaptured Wuhing, or Huchow, an important city on the south shore of Taihu Lake, southwest of Soochow, It is claimed. Chinese troops advanced toward the city in two columns; one attacking from the south and. the other from the west, One battalion of Chinese troops, slonned the city gates on the night of March 15, it stated, foreing the Japanese garrison there to retire to the cast.

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