Kiukiang, Aug. 30. ESUMING their upstream drive, Japanese naval units today were understood to be nearing the Yangtze bottleneck area at Wusueh, 40 kilometres west of here.
Wusueh, on the northern, and Matow, on the southern bank of the Yangtze, jointly form an important link in the defence of Hankow from land and water attack along the Yangtze.
The recent capture of Juichang, 35 kilometres west of Kiukiang, by the Japanese cut off the connection between the Chinese troops in the Matow-Wusueh area and those along the Nanchang-Kiukiang railway. Further Japanese westward advances on land from Juichang, now threaten to cut off the retreat of the Chinese troops at Matow.—Domel.
'The vanguards of the Japanese 'Rapidly gathering momentum, woshan, Anh, Aus. 90; forces in south-western Shansi are said to have reached Fenglingtu, on Japanese "big - push" along.' the the north bank of the Yellow River northern foothills of the Tapich opposite Tungkwan, where Chinese mountain range today brought. the artillery units are reported to be vanguards of the advancing columns [shelling the Japanese from the south within 30 kilometres of the Honan bank, provincial border, "The Chinese artillery is said to be Tushanchen, 31 Kilometres south-acting in support of the Chinese west of Huan, a strategic position troops defending the north bank. commanding the highway from Hotel The Japanese at Sinyang, in north-Anhwei to Shangchen in Honan, west Honan, are fel into Japanese hands last night. [pushing towards Wenhslen, situated Meantime, in Hwoshan, 25 killomefon the north bank of the Yellow tres south-east, the victorious Soyeda detachment staged a. formal entry River, opposite Loyang.—Reuter. into the walled town overlooking the Chinese Success at Susunz Pel River valley. With tired but smiling officers and men lining the Hankow, Aug. 30. streets from the Enst Gate to the After the recapture of the railway Hsien administration building, the 1 Tsienshan-Taihu the Chinese commander of the main Japanese body: operating atong this front made a formal entry at 8 o'clock this morning, Following a brief address and a salute to the colours, the assembled troops gave the customary "panzal" for the. Emperor as they faced towards Tokyo.
'A. toast was subsequently drunk with sake carried in tins,
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