Paoting, Aug. 28.
Chinese forces west of the Peiping-' Hankow Railway front scored a minor victory over Japanese forces} at Chienchuntai on August 26, according to a belated repor® received] here to-day. The Japanese lost four} officers and more than 200 men, Eight of their machine-guns and over} 100 rifles were captured by the Chinese.
Meanwhile, Japanese military operations at the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front have been greatly] handicapped by the heavy downpours there on Thursday night and Friday morning. As a result many of their defence works were damaged and the use of tanks was rendered ineffective—Central News.
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