Hongkong, Sept, 28, Three hundred thousand men were being rushed by the Chinese high Jcommand to the Hunan front where the intensity of fighting had surpassed Jail battles in the Sino-Japanese con-ict, Chinese reports here claimed today.
The Chinese admitted that their forces had suffered 3,000 casualties the Japanese attacks along the Sintsiang River on September 23 Jalone. Five Chinese battalion com~ fmanders had been killed and one vice-divisional commander. was miss-ting according to these dispatches, Gen, 'Kuan Lin-cheng, who was appointed (commander of the frst Une forces in the' Changsha area to a military conference held in the provincial capital yesterday, had proclaimed martial law, also mobilized "all military and Ipolice forces in addition to marshalling coolies to strengthen established fortifications around the city, Chinese civilians were evacuating [Changsha where gun fire was audible reports reaching here said,—Domel, Chinese Deny Developments Chungking, Sept. 28, No_ important developments" have Joceurred in the Sino-Japanese Aght-Jing in North Hunan, according. to [Chinese reports received here today, [The opposing forces are said to be facing each other south of the Mi River, with the Japanese concentrat-
japanese forces, the reports con-tank attacks, tinue, are assaulting Chinese positions Jon the Canton-Hankow Railway from the north-east and north-west, At the same time, the Chinese press this morning gave prominence to reported Chinese successes in the fight-jing taking place Yn north-west The Chinese forces are said to have fiaunched a counter-attack on the Japanese on September 26, after the Japanese troops, pushing westward {trom Fengsin, had reached Taoshukang, north-west of Hslushul.
The Chinese further claim that the [Japanese forces were driven back fiowards Fengsin yesterday mornin, Jwhen the Japanese are reported to Mhave sustained heavy losses At the same time, Chinese detach ments in southern Hupeh are said to be moving towards Hsienning and Tsungyang, in an attempt to threaten the rear of the Japanese forces which Jare now advancing on. Changsha—Reuter.
More Fighting Expected Chungking, Sept. 29, Fighting in North Hunan Is ex. pected to increase in tempo with more favourable weather conditions. [Heavy rains, og well as the reorganize ation of positions are said to have queen delaying large-teale operations in the past two days. aeroplanes, the dispatch [September 27 and 28.
Yesterday morning, Japane: Jeraft are reported io have out reconnaissance flights over Siang-and Chuchow, along hankow Railway," south to watch Chinese troop movements.—Reuter,
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