Japanese forces yesterday completed the occupation of the Woman Railway. a communique issued at 4.30 o'clock in the afternoon said.
The line extends for 200 kilometres in the centre of Anhwei province to tap the rich coal resources of the Woman mines at Tienkian, south-east o Fengtai.
The railway passes through the towns of Chaohsien and Hofei, run-ring almost parallel to the Tientsin-Pukow line, Possession of this line will facilitate the operations of the Japanese forces row moving towards the Honan border from Chenyangkwan, which was occupied on Monday.
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