Casting eerie moonlit shadows upon the rugged hills of north-eastern Hunan, Japanese troops. last night Jcontinued their rapid march sout Jward, meeting but desultory resist-Jance from Chinese troops in full treat towards Changsha, the provi [cial capital At dusk yesterday, Japanese vane guards were reported to be at a point 35 Kilometres north of the key stratejgic city, where the Chinese high Jeommand was reported to be massing [troops for a final stand.
'Two Japanese wings advancing Jsouthward since last Saturday, when they crossed the Sintslang' River under fire, established contact at 5 Jo'clock yesterday afternoon at a point J20 Kilometres south of the Ku River Jand 13 kilometres east of the Canton~ [Hankow Railway.
'This junction was effected between Jo Japanese column which occupied an Junrevealed important Chinese posl~ tion south of the Ku River which'
had crossed on Monday, and a Jcolumn which had crossed the Canton-Hankow railway at a point 12 kilometres south of the Ku River on [Tuesday afternoon to advance east ward across hilly: terrain to the renadvanced to a line 24 kilometres south of the tatter column jor the Ku River by 0 o'clozke yester= Jday afternoon to continue their swift [southward advance—Domel.
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