Hankow, May 24. ITER fighting is raging east of Kaifeng, capital of Honan, where the situation is admitted to be critical for the Chinese.
Chinese troops are stated to be launching a desperate counteroffensive, employing mass tank attacks, in an effort to halt the Japanese' advance.
Two Japanese columns are pressing upon Kaifeng, according to Chinese reports, One of these, advancing from Chihsien, south of Lanfeng, is stated to have reached Hsinlung station; east of Kaifeng, while the other, from Lanfeng, is said to have reached Lowang, another station east of the Honan capital.
Chinese forces, advancing west~ ward from Kweiteh along the Lung-hal Railway, reached Lanfeng. late lust night, Chinese sources state, In north Anhwei. Chinese troops are said to be besieging Atengcheng.
from the front assert, reached the he Chinese, "miliary, despatches western suburbs of the city on May 21 and subsequently occupied the Japanese aerodrome outside the south-east gate, Fierce Aghting is also said to be taking place west of Hotel, where the Chinese and Japanese are battling for position on the strategic hill of Tashushan—Reuter.
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