survey showed, are drawn through three principal routes, namely the airway extending from Kulja in Sinkiang; the highway from Singkiang and the Lanchow-Ulan Bator motor road. The latter, however, is now threatened by the Japanese advance into Inner Mongolia, leaving only camel train trails to "be used.
Parallel to the Sinkiang highway, it was reliably understood, is a railway roadbed awaiting only the placing of tracks and sleepers to make it complete, Three defence lines have been prepared. by the Chinese to ward off possible Japanese attacks towards Lanchow.
The principal Chinese line extends from the Yellow. River, opposite Hochu in the north-western extremity of Shansi, to Yenan, the "Red" capital, thence into Ninghsia. Forces under Gen. Fu Tso-yi, Gen. Ho Chu-kuo, Gen. Ma Chan-shan, and Gen. Ma Hung-ping are manning these defences.
To the east, running parallel to the Yellow River, are the Communist Eighth Route Army's positions, while guarding Tungkwan pass are Chinese troops, including both Central. Government and former Manchurian divisions, stationed along the Lunghai railway from Loyang to Sian in Shensi—Domei, Rescript Anniversary Observed Tokyo, Nov. 10.
A mass meeting in observance of the 15th anniversary of the issuance of the Imperial Rescript for Development of. National Spirit was held in Hibiya Park today under the auspices of official and semi-official or-ionizations, The anniversary celebration was. doubly. significant. because of the campaign in China, The Central Culture and Education Society of the Education Ministry, Central League for National Spiritual Mobilization and Tokyo municipality officials sponsored the meeting.—Domei.
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