Trouble broke out anew in Pootung as Chinese mobile units refused to As his plane landed on the bank of the Yellow River, Chinese troops began to close in on him, Seeing his comrade in distress, Sergeant-Major Rimpei Tanaka machinegunned the Chinese soldiers into flight, later landing by the damaged plane and picking up Sergeant-Major Shimokata, Lieut, Yonesuke Fukuyama, who was wounded, was regarded a: one of the Army's crack fliers, He brought down three Chinese machines in recent raids on Sian and Loyang.—Domei, Road for Munitions Being Rushed to Completion Hankow, Apr. 11.
The hew highway between Shensi and Hupeh designed to facilitate the transportation of troops and supply is expected to be completed within a month's time.
Construction on the highway was started some time ago, but the road bed from Laohokou to. Paiho—the latter on the Shensi-Hupeh border—was washed away, as the result of a flood.
The Hupeh Provincial Government has appropriated $600,000, and has despatched engineers to complete the construction work.—Reuter.
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