Despite a protective barrage from Japanese artillery, however, the Chi-ete claim, Japanese efforts to. cross the river were frustrated by Chinese troops entrenched on the north bank, who sprayed the Japanese motorboats with heavy machine-gun fire, Heavy fighting is also said to be raging in the vicinity of Yungkang village, west of Tingyuan.
Japanese column, supported by: cavalry units and more than forty tanks," is stated to. be advancing towards Hwalyuan from Tingyuan—Reuter, "Porcign Air Logie Shanghai, Feb, 9.
China's "Foreign Air Legion," on Monday made an unsuccessful debut over Pengpu, a Japanese Army spokesman revealed yesterday, Three Chinese machines participated in the ald, in the course of which a num ber of bombs were dropped, The missiles did not cause any human oF material damage to the Japanese forces, he declared.
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