Hankow, Oct. 14.
The Japanese forces in the vicinity of Sinyang, on the Peiping-Hankow Railway 100 miles north of Hankow, fare crossing the Peiping-Hankow Railway, and pushing into western Honan in two columns, according to Chinese reports.
One of these is said to have crossed the railway north of Sinyang, and to be engaging Chinese troops at Shih-Pallmiao, to the northwest of Sinyang.
Anottier column, it is reported, crossed the railway in the vicinity of Liuling, south of Sinyang, and is now engaging the Chinese troops of Chingshinchiao, to the west of Uiuing.—Reuter.
Chinese Progress Round Sinyang Hankow, Oct. 14.
On the Peiping-Hankow Railway [Chinese forces after reportedly recapturing Liuling station are pushing northward according to Chinese mille tary sources. A Japanese detachment at present attacking Chinese posltions at Tangchlaho,. northwest Wushenglowan, strategic pass on the honan-Hupeh border, it is reported.
Chinese military communique admits that Japanese troops yesterday penetrated a section of the Chinese me southwest of Yangsin. It adds that a Chinese-coluran moving up to the front southwest of Huangehiao encountered Japanese vanguards and, repulsed them in an engagement.
When Japanese warships off Shih~ fhulyao below Huangshihkang on the Yangtze exchanged shell fire with Chinese shore batteries, one: Japanese ship was sunk and another damaged, the communique claims—Reuter.
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