Points; Consolidate Tahung Positions Chungking, Mar, 11. FTER a week of heavy fighting in northern part of the province of Hupeh, Chinese forces ar reported finally to have consolidated thei positions in the Tahung mountains, after capturing strategic positions in the north, as well a east of the mountains, according to Chinese field despatches received here from Fancheng.
Commencing on March 4, is stated that Japanese forees comprising infantry, artillery and cavalry units, supported by aircraft, launched an attack on Chinese positions west, and also south, of Suihsien, found abandoned dead numbered At the same tim Japanese forces northwest of Suihsieh are reported to 4468, while an additional' 6,000 al lacked Hoohiatien, aided sualties were estimated to have a south of Sulhsien. "An attack been inflicted upon the Chinese by was also said to have been launched serial bombing and strafing attacks, the announcement stated inst the town of Kwangehuantien, Severe fighting is reported to have The operations were bern _con-progressed until the might of March dueted in areas southwest of Chao-7, when a Chinese column is said 10 chow along the eastern coast of have circled round a Japanese flank, Kuanglung, "Augmented by relnforeeand'so captured the town of Loyang. ments received recently, the Japanese tien in the rear of the Japanese, forees in this area (ook the feld on the morning of March 8.
Thursday against 20,000 Chinese The Japanese forces were then re-troops "which had been gradually ported "to have withdrawn to their strengthened since January, the com. original positions on March 9, leaving munique. stated. the Chinese in occupation of strategic The Japanese operations were being points north and also east of the continued yesterday despite 2 heavy riy mountains.—Reuter, Japanese Bombers Raid Tang vain, as the attacking forees strove to envelop Chinese remanents at various Points, field reports indicated.—Domel,
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