Nanking, Oct. 20.
Chinese troops still hold Chiukwan (old pass) in front of Niangtzekwan on the Hopei-Shansi border, despatches state to-day.
Military dispatches from the Shantung front reveal that the Chinese right flank to-day pushed into Hopei after taking Ningtsin, 10 kin. inside the Hopei border and 50 kin. north-east of Tehchow. A mobile unit of the' right flank recovered Linghsien, 25 "kin. north-east of Pingyuan. 1 The left flank is moving more slowly but on October 18 one of its units reoccupied Kaotang, 40 kin, south-west of Pingyuan.
The main force along the Tsinpu railway, the reports say, has crossed the Tubal River and is now between Luanchuang and' Chimintien, south of Pingyuan, the recapture of which is believed a matter of time.
Taking the Japanese troops by surprise, a squadron of Chinese planes raided Pingyuan shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon. An enormous quantity of arms and munitions, piled at the railway station, were completely destroyed and several Japanese armoured trains were demolished, reports from the front state: attack was so unexpected that the Japanese troops at the sta~ tion immediately broke up and fled in all directions. The station building was also partially destroyed. All the Chinese planes returned to their base safely—Central News.
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