Near Canton, Japanese re-inforcements advancing along the Canton-Samshui Railway in the direction of Kaoyao were checked at Kingli, 20 Kilometres to the west of Samshui, while another column. was halted near Kwangan, 12 kilometres to the west of Samshui, the spokesman stated.
'At the south end of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, where the Japanese forces launched an offensive, they are said to have lost heavily in the course of three days' fighting.
The spokesman estimated the strength of the Japanese forces fighting in South China at about 80,000 men, with a further 50,000 reserves held in readiness at. Formosa.
These, he stated, citing information obtained by the Chinese military authorities. might go to Canton if necessary, or be used in Fukien province.
Reports indicated that the Japanese might halt their "extensive operations" in South China in order to concentrate their main forces for an attack in the North-west, where, it was considered, there was one possible route along which the Japanese might advance.
This, the spokesman stated, was via Wuyuan, Ningwu, and Ningsia, and thence to Hangchow, in the north-west of Kansu province.
Another force, he said, might proceed via Paoching, and take Feng-ling tu, and then Sian and Lanchow.
Both these moves, the spokesman explained, would be designed completely to cut off communications with Russia.
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