Shanghai, Sept. 15.
A big Japanese advance west of JJuichang yesterday was reported in messages from that town which said the Chinese third defence line in that district was being "steadily broken" by Japanese troops.
'A' message from Chang last night claimed that two Japanese detachments entered Hupeh from Kiangsi yesterday, One detachment operating south of the Yangtze in hilly territory captured Chuanyenchui at noon Wednesday, the dispatch claimed, fon the toft wing through a wooded tarea was said to have occupied Chi-kiowan yesterday afternoon, 'A Japanese detachment' captured Fangkiatsi, about 24 kilometres east of [Shangcheng, at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning and was continuing its /advance, according to a communique issued by the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Force "in. Central China at 4 o'clock yesterday,
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