Positions; Japanese Routed in Northern Hupeh Chungking, May 23. MGHTING is said to have broken out on the shores of the Tungling Lake, where the Japanese forces to the south-east of Yochow, al dusk on May 21, launched a general offensive against the Chinese positions on the north bank of the Sintsiang River, along a 30-mile front.
The present theatre of warfare, according to Chinese reports. extends from Likoshih, on the shores of the Tungting Lake, in the cast, to Sitang in the west.
These reports state that fighting was especially severe at a point situated to the south-west of tang yesterday morning, Twelve Japanese warships are said to have steamed up to shell the Chlhose positions with naval guns, while four aeroplanes are reported to have heavily bombed the Chinese positions, fighting was still in progress clashes between Japanese and Chinese {roops are said to be taking place.
"The Japanese, whose strength in this sector it estimated of about 7.000, are reported to have captured the town of Sulbsien on Yun River—Trans-
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