Shanghai, Mar, 21.
Disappointed by repeated failures to occupy Kuling, the famous moun-{tain resort in Kiangsi near Kiukiang, the Japanese military is reported by 8 Chinese telegram from Nanchang to have ceased attacking, satisfying themselves with establishing a de= fensive position at the foot of the mountain.
The "lone battalion" stationed top of the mountain is claimed to have inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese. Whenever the Japanese Taunched an assault they reached half way when they were fiercely aitacked from both sides in the mountain, They were not only fired upon bul also stoned, resulting in their suffer jing heavy casualties, After each defeat, the report surther states, the invading force left Dehind rifles "and other weapons which had to be sent to the Chinese headquarters in three or four trucks.
The Japanese are now contented attitude at but. the [Chinese often go down fo attack them.
Japanese military trucks were often waylaid and stolen by Chinese troops in Telan and other places. Because of this, the Japanese have now changed their method of trans portation. Caravans of €0 military trucks now go together and they are carefully escorted, the report states, 8 week ago and they have now already reached their destination, They have several hundred tanks and were recently reorganized after participating in the battle of Hsuchow, it was stated. There are more than "20 foreign military—advisers attached to the two divisions, The Japanese were said to have started their invasion from Fuyang near Hangchow and they reached Hsiaoshan on the opposite bank of the river, Their ultimate purpose was said to be the capture of Ning-the temporary A Shanghai steamer left for po yesterday and two steamers are expected {0 return here from that Gistrict today but it was feared that Chinese military authorities Chekiang might close all coastal districts to shipping.
Judging from the contents of. [Chinese reports yesterday the Japanese attack in Chekiang is only part. of a big programme of general offend sive on several fronts. Taking the chance of the unsettled situation in Europe the Japanese are said to have started this offensive, The Japanese forces along the Ping-Han Railway are driving towards Chengchow, [while other forces are aiming capturing Yungshiu and Nanchang in /Kiangsi and Ningpo and Kinhwa in. Chekiang.
American Mission Hit by Bombs Chungking, Mar, 20.
Three bombs Janded in the pounds of the American Methodist Mission at Kiangling (formerly Chinchow), in Hupeh Province, west of Shasi, killing three Chinese, during a Japanese bombing yesterday after~ noon, according to a Chinese dispatch from West Hupeh, Eight Japanese bombers yesterday circled above Shasi, but dropped no tombs. "It then turned westward, in the direction of Kiangling, the dispatch adds.
reported thai the Japanese squadron dropped 25 bombs on the Chinese Air Raid On Canton Hongkong, Mar. 20. Two raids were carried out by Chinese military planes on the Japanese occupied White Cloud aerodrome at Canton on 'March 16, passengers arriving here from' the City of the Rams in the s. Kinshan said today.
More then twenty Chinese planes participated in the two raids, they reported. Despite the mass attack, the Japanese failed to retaliate and no Japanese planes were seen taking to the air to combat the Chinese planes, the passengers claimed.
Following the surprise raids Canton was placed under mar= tial law, they asserted United Press. city, resulting in 70 casualties, There Jwere no foreign casualties, the als Petch adds.
Meanwhile, Chinese and Japanese forees are resorting to artillery duels cross the Siang River in Central Hupeh Province, where Chinese forces Jsre putting up strong resistance to Japanese attempts to advance west ward in the direction of Ichang, it reported, The Japanese are also said to be advancing to the northwest, in the Cireetion of Siangyang and Fancheng.
[generally considered to be way" to Shensi Province from. the southeast, have been subjected 10 severe Japanese serial bombardment for three days in succession, it ix stated, The bombardment yesterday, cording' to Chinese reports, was the
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