Chungking, Feb. 3.
"Well-informed Chinese circles here express the opinion that the Japanese may shortly launch an attack on Chengchow, at the junction of the Peiping-Hankow and the Lunghai Railways.
With the capture of Chengchow, the Japanese would, they consider, be able to complete the occupation of the entire Peiping-Hankow Railway and the Tientsin-Pukow Railway by obtaining control of the section of the Lunghai Railway between Chengchow and Hsuchow still in Chinese hands, 'A Japanese column, it is thought, is very likely to push westward towards Chengchow, along the Lunghai Railway, while another column pushes northward along the Peiping-Hankow Railway towards Chengchow.
Meanwhile, Japanese forces on the north bank of the Yellow River will, it is believed, attempt to effect a crossing to threaten Chengchow from the North.—Reuter.
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