Chungking, Dec. 1.
The general war situation has shown but little change during the past week, declared the Chinese military spokesman at yesterday's press conference.
The aims of the Japanese forces, the spokesman added, appeared to be unchanged, namely, to clear the Canton-Hankow Railway of Chinese troops.
There were, he stated, signs of activity in the north-west of China, To the south of Yochow, on the Canton-Hankow Railway, Tungshan and Taoling, situated 15 miles south of Tungcheng, had been recaptured, the spokesman claimed, while severe fighting was proceeding locally in the vicinity fo Nanlingcheng and Sintsiang, The Japanese, the spokesman went on, were massing re-inforcements for a counter-attack at Taoling.
According to Chinese military reports, the spokesman revealed, the main' Japanese force was withdrawing northwards along the Hunan-Hupeh highway, leaving behind a small force, which was continually being harassed by attacks from the Chinese forces, In North Hupeh, he said, the Chinese forces were advancing from Tsaoshih along the Ichang highway, resulting in severe fighting in the neighbourhood of Kingshan.
In the Sinyang area, Maping and Wushengkwan were recaptured, the spokesman continued, and the Chinese forces reached Liuliang, on the way to Sinyang.
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