The Archive · 1939

Japanese Pushing Inland

Chungking, Feb. 14.

Japanese forces, after" occupying JHothow, are pushing inland towards Wenchang, south-east of Hoihow, ac-Jcording to Chinese military dispatches from Hainan Island, which state that Japanese aircraft are bombing Hsu-Jwen, on the mainland opposite The Japanese detachment which landed on February 10 at Tachang, Jat present pushing southward from JChenmai. There is ighting near Mel-tung, south of Sansingpu, where the Chinese defence forees are putting up strong resistance. Japanese aircraft, the dispatches state, are bombing the Jnew Chenmai city and also Ching-[chiang—Reuter,

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