Hongkong, Mar. 30.
Surprised at the sudden fall of ang, the Kuomintang command ly issuing orders to the Chinese defence headquarters in Changsha te defend the city to the Fast map, at least until July 10, accoring to reliable reports received here todas. No reason for the specified date was given.
Changsha is believed to be the next objective of the Japanese, the reports stated.
Previous (o the fall of Nanchang, the Kuomintang regime had been at-flock on Wednesday after noon, the Japanese were said In field dispatches reaching here to be in pos session of a line linking Hochuchen, Chapiyao, and Maokoushan, -abowt four kilometres west of Wuning.
Across the Siu River, Japanese forees by 5 o'clock the same afternoon had reached Changlincheng, five kilometres south-west of Wuning, after occupying Nanshih, opposite Wuning—Domei.
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