Hankow, Jan. 10.
The Japanese threat to the Lunghai Railway has been eased for the time being with the recapture of the railway-station at Tsining, 80 miles north-east of Kweiteh, from the Japanese, according to official dispatches received here to-day. have retaken as the result of The railway-station is stated to
a countef-attack launched on Jan, 8.
Chinese quarters here admit, that the situation was critical the day, before, because the Japanese seemed to be in a position to occupy the whole of Tsining, regarded as the key to Kweiteh, which is situated roughly midway between Hsuchowfu snd Kaifeng. If Kweiteh were to be seriously menaced by the Japanese, the Chinese troops in the Hsuthowfu area would be forced to withdraw to. avoid encirclement.
Meanwhile, further Chinese rein-foreements are being rushed to Tsining to strengthen the Chinese resistance there.—Reuter.
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