Chungking, May 7.
Aided by aiveraft ahd heavy' artillery, the Jo nese are continu-{ ing to advance in their drive in the Siangyang and Faneheng area, With a view to disrupting Chinese communications in the ares, Japan-fosse planes are said to be daily sub-Jecting Chinese towns and villages in northern Hupeh and southern Honan to severe aerial bombardment.
During Japanese raids on Kwang-hua, a town in the vicinity of Laghono; on May 5, according to Chinese reports, an Italian Catholic mission was, badly damaged by over ten bombs.
"The latest situation in the Han River valley is summed up as follows:
Japanese forces advancing north~ ward from Chungtsiang, along the ost bank of the Han river, have now reached Haotzekang, a village south east of Siangyang.
Following the launching of @ surprise offensive by Chinese forces in west Shansi, Chinese troops are at present attacking Houma, on the Trungpa railway, east of the' Fen river tend, and also Fencheng, on the west bank' of the Fen river, according to Chinese field dispatches' received here.
Atler crossing the Fen river on the night of April 29, Chinese troops fare said to have advanced eastward to alcock Houma, which is "divided into tyro towns kopun as West Houma fand East Houma, with only 800 yards atween them.
On the morning of May 2 Chinese troops, it Is claimed, captured West Houma, and. als) occupied Houma railway station, on the Tungpw xailpresent attacking east Houma.
la south-west Shansi, in the mean time, Chinese forces ate reported have launched an attack on the Japanese at Fenchen, and to have entered the southern suburbs on the morning of May 1, when they engaged the. Japanese garrison in street Chinese Victories in S.
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