A Chinese report from Hongkong states that General Chang Fah-kwei, famous leader of Chinese ironsides who is fighting in Kwangtung has received an order from Chungking to devise counter measures against the Japanese training of parachute soldiers. 'The report says that several thousand Japanese parachute soldiers are being trained in Hankow, Nanchang, Singize, Hofei, and Nanking. New " training' schools have been Gstablished in those places with a view to recruiting parachutists {0 attack the Chinese from the rear. taken by Japanese forces Saturday at Hojung, 00 kilometres east of Tehang, disclosed.
Japanese units smashing through western Hupeh in three columns last hight were only seven kilometres from Tangyang, in the heart of the Chungking Fifth War Zone, a summary of field dispatches " showed today. The detachments were re ported to be closing in on the strategic city from the north, west and south The western column, advancing along the Kingmen-chang highway, yesterday afternoon reduced Yukiho, 10 kilometres north-east of Tangyang and moved on to take positions In the hills seven kilometres from the town, the dispatches reported.
At the same time the reports stated, the northern force dislodged Chungking troops from Wuanshan, 20 kilometres from Tangyang, killing 116 enemy soldiers and taking 25 prison-
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