Chungking, Oct. 23.
Snowfall in West Suiyuan and heavy rains in Northern Hunan are hampering military operations on those fronts, reports reaching here state.
With the approach of winter the water level is falling in the Yantze and Siang Rivers and in Tungting Lake. Thus major Japanese operetions in Central China are considered unlikely, as the Japanese will not be able to rely on warships to support their drive either towards Ichang or Changsha.
The Japanese have been using warships not only to support land operations by naval bombardment, but also to transport troops and military supplies.—Reuter.
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