In west Shantung, the Japanese are said to have resumed the offend sive and to have captured Nanyang-chen, a township on the shore of Nanyang Lake west of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway and about 30 kilometres'eouth of Tsining.
Large concentrations of Japanese troops are reported at Pengpu and Hwaiyuan, on the Tsinpu line south of Hsuchowfu. They are believed to be preparing for a northward drive shortly in order to support the Japanese push in south Shantung.
A Chinese military communique issued today claims that Chinese troops yesterday captured Siyang, 40 kilometres south-west of Ponai, on the north bank of the Yellow River, in north-western Honan, Japanese troops are said to be retreating north-eastward in the direction of Ponai, which is the western terminus of the Taoching Railway.
Between three and four thousand Japanese troops, with 60 tanks, the communique adds, are at present concentrated at Hohsien, on the north bank of the Yangtse River, opposite Wuhu, with the intention of advancing westward towarüs Hofei, important city in north Anhwei province, on the shore of Chao Lake Reuter.
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