Well-informed foreign observers} here are inclined to support the belief of Chinese military authorities that the pessimism felt in certain circles, regarding the situation in Hankow, [quite unfounded.
The observers are of the opinion that it will take the Japanese forces least six weeks more before they will reach the outskirts of Hankow.
It Is pointed out that, although the Japanese have occupied Tienchiacheng, it will take them considerable time to break through the strong boom there.
Furthermore, observers state, the Chinese have constructed another} strong boom in the vicinity of Huan shi-kang, on the south bank of the Yangtze River, northeast of Tayeh.
The Chinese Command is rushing reinforcements to Liuling, on the Pel-ping-Hankow Railway, "immediately south of Sinyang, where a Japanese cavalry detachment is stated to have Jappeated late yesterday, apparently with the intention of cutting the railway and threatening the rear of the Chinese forees, which are holding up the main body of the Japanese east of Sinyang.—Reuter, igh Water Aids Warships' Advance Tokyo, Oct. 7.
The Yangtze River shows no sign of falling, though the low—water season usually begins in October, ae-_ cording to the "Asahi Shimbun" correspondent aboard a Japanese warship.
The correspondent said that the low water season apparently will come two months later this year, the frst time in half a century. New lakes have been created as a result of the breaching of Dykes by the Chinese troops.
The correspondent said the movements of Japanese naval forces along, the Yangtze River have been greatly facilitated by the high water.
The main body of the Chinese forces guarding the southern section of the Failway have been "marooned" north of Sinyang, their communica tions with Henkow having been cut off, the messages claimed.
Tokyo observers said this would facilitate the Japanese attack on Wu-sheng pass, which forms the border between Honan and Hupeh about 25 kilometres south of Liulinchen.
South of the Yangtze Japanese forees captured Hwalungshan, a base of operations for Chinese troops in that sector, according to a communique "issued by the headquarters
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