In addition to eight Chinese divisions. in the Sinyang sector large forces of Chinese at Chengchow and other towns on the Western section of the Lunghai Railway have been isolated by the Japanese units which cut the Peiping-Hankow Railway ae Liulinchen, 20 kin. south of Sinyang, on Thursday night, according to dispatches from the Hohan front last night.
The so-called "Red route" also has been cut, specially in view of the fact that Japanese forces in the southern extremity of Shansi Province Were threatening to cross the Yellow River to pierce the Lunghai Railway, the reports said. Strong Japanese detachments were said to be con-¥erging on Sinyang from three direc-ions.
Chinese soldiers deployed in and found Hankow were estimated to number as many us: 2,000,000, according to information, reaching Tokyo yesterday froth ühdiscloséd reliable quarters. The reports said that 113 [divisions totalling about three-quarters of million men and sik divisions of provititial troops were spread out at varlotis psitibtis in the Manchang Sector. Fifty-five divisions totalling about 360,000 ren tind five divisions of provincial troops were said to be operating On the sotithetn front south of the Yangtze; twelve divisions còm-prising about 80,000 soldiers were said to be in the frimedlate vicinity of the Wuhan cities; 46 divisiotis nuribering about 510,000 men and in addition several divisions of provincial troops were said to be assigned to Various positions on the north of the Yangtze front.
Threat të Machang Japanese columns thretiding the narrow defiles and precipitous paths df the Tapieh Mountains; which form the boundary between Honan and Hupeh, have crossed a water shed Range and were threatening to swoop lown on Macheng at the southern base of the mountains in Hupeh, other dispatches from the front stated.
situation, at Aikaw, at the en-taãhcê tä a dénle leading to Tehan on the Kiukiaüg-Nanchdng Railroad, is devélüping favourably for the Japanest, these field reports said, Yesterday morning Japanese troops joctüpied Hsiao kuachuah and Wangling heights whith dominate Aikow
messages said. Aikow Was expected on the Ea and south, the to Be taken söön. LK:
Tio thousand Chinese troops were annihilated at a point west of Anking on October 4 as Japanese Arthy forces engaged in widespread rhbppin operations in the areas along the Yatigtze River above Wuhu, a cofithuniqué issued by the headquarters öt the Japanese Expeditionary Force at noon yesterday claimed.
Chinese forces active in this zone were being gradually eliminated, according to the anniutiticement.
Kwangisi sector, on the north den agai japanese forces ili ach Chinese counter-attácks
dt the Yangtze, Have been continuously repulsed with féavy losses, another cömmuniqtié stated.
The Chinese retreated abaridonliig Tore than 6,000 dead. "Captüred were 700 firearms of vatioüs calibres aid 30,000 rounds of assorted dmiiniünition, the announcement added.
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