Whatever may be the real truth concerning the situation around Hsuchowfu, regarding which the Chinese and Japanese claims are so greatly at variance, it is clear that the Japanese advance in that locality has been definitely held up, and there is the possibility that the Chinese have succeeded in making the advances which they claim. The push down the Peking-Hankow Railway has also been delayed, and, though the Japanese hav succeeded in driving the main Chinese armies out of Shansi, they do not yet appear to be in any position permitting them to endeave to force the passage of the Yellow River Indeed, the whole front from Chengchow to Hsuchowfu may be Said to be in a state of stalemate, with main activity in southern antung in which, at the very least, it is certain that the Japanese h not been having it all their own way. The world is seeing in the defence of Hsuchowfu a repeti-
Water Tube Boilers tion of the gallant struggle which the Chinese put up against the better equipped Japanese for around Shanghai last year, and the Chinese armies operating in that area are giving the Government a much valued breath-
Specify Thornycroft Water Tube Boilers ing space in which to prepare those new forces with which they intend to continue their resistance against the Japanese invade Chinese: describe the tactics which have be adopted in North China with the term "Yufor your new ships! hui" a combination of front: and guerilla warfare. Thus when a Chinese unit finds it difficult to check the Japanese at any one point, it does not retire entirely, and, instead. of nical stean generating illy and retreating as a unit, splits into three sections, two passing to the flanks as they fall back leaving a very small force to meet the frontal attack. Then as opportunity presents itself the two flanks launch counter-attacks orf the advancing Japanese troops. It is claimed by the Chinese that thus they have been able to threaten the rear of the Japanese units. It i alleged that these tactics have been respon Full particulars of our productions obtainable from:— sible for the splitting of the Japar ese forces north-east of Hsuchowfu,
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