Hankow, Oct. 15.
Japanese forees are reported to have landed on the north bank of the Yengtze River, above Kichun, and fighting is at present going on at Maoshanpu, with Japanese aircraft heavily bombing the Chinese positions there, in support of the Japanese a vance, which, is being "stubbornly resisted."
the south bank of the Yangtze, it is stated, Japanese troops. are now converging on Yangsin, strategic city on the highway to Tayeh. Severe fighting is also reported in the vicinity which the Japanese ate said to be attacking from Kingshuipu. Another Japanese column, Chinese reports declare, has appeared north of Sintangpu_and ts pushing towards Yanghsin.
The Japanese troops, which landed fon the south bank of the River, in the vicinity of Sisalshan, occupied Chinese positions there today, and fighting ensued at Yuanchiayu, further inland—Reuter.
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