Japanese infantry detachments. operating west of Lake Poyang'south of the Yangtze with the assistance of artillery and aerial bombardments were making rapid progress yesterday in the Kwanlupgshan area, aceqing to, Pomel Gispatehes from Tanita Fast night.
"A. -Japanese. detachment yesterday morning captured the heights of Lichia, northwest of "Shanchiashan, and another unit at about the same {ime cecupled Sheshan hill, north west of Sbanchlashan, the reports said.
The Japanese columns were said to be pushing ahead steadily" despite Chinese arlllery fire from Hwahsishan on the east side of Kwanlungshan, "apanese forees operating along the Peiping-Hankow Railway in south eastern Honan' Killed 100 "Chinese soldiers entrenched in the mountains South of Sintien, according to a mes: Save from the front. A number of Chinese were taken prisoner.
'Taking advantage of rains which continued for q week in'this region, the Chinese tad strengthened their positions and received reinforcements rom Machwang, the reports said, Prisoners' taken "by" the Japanese were attached to the 44th Independent Brigade. Weakened by hunger, they sutendred willingly, the mei ages Other Domei dispatches last night stated. that Japanese forces which continued a westward drive "from Kwangchow and. Shangeheng Were steadily conveging on the Sinyang rea where they hoped to cut the Peiping-Hankow Railway. These reports said Gen, Hu Teng-nan was making desperate efforts to strength: fen the Chinese defence extending 40 kin. from Wulitien to Sinyang.
dispatch from Tokyo last night stated that heavy damage had been done bya Japanese aerial bombard ment of Chinese military establishments at Sungfow, southwest Macheng in Hupeh Province, on Saturday. An area comprising about three-fourths of the town was said to have been destroyed, General Assault Near Lushan According to a eld dispatch from the Kiangsi front, two Japanese detachments started a" general assault [Monday morning. on Chinese troops still holding positions in the Lannita area lin the southeastern foothills of the Lushan range. "The Japanese troops were said to have dislodged the Chinese irom several Important positions in the foothills.
Army planes raided Sinyang in the morning of Seplember 23 and "effectively bombed" eleven troop train, {troop concentrations and munition dumps, while a separate alr unit raid. Jed Nanshanhsia, 15 kin, southeast of Mushiiong, and bombed about. 2,000 [Chinese troops, the communique sid.
Kichun, Tenklachen and. Wuning iso were raided. Army air squadrons visited Haimenchen, Hwangyen and. Taichow in Chekiang on Sept-tember 24 and bombed military works there, the statement said, Evacuation of Chungking ok' on" Suinday evacuation of Chinese ivillans from Chungking, Szechuen Province within one month, according to 9 message received from' Hongicong today, The action was taken, the report said, to prepare for fortifying Chungking against Japanese alr raids, Domei
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