Japanese Advance Chinese Advance On Han River In Kiangsi With Japanese Forces in Hupeh Province, Apr. 13, ipanese columns were smashing through Chungking resistance at the southern page of the Tahung mountains as strong lines of "defence cracked and broke as the result of Howerful Japanese assault, front line despatches reaching Neadquarters capitulation of Makiatsi, 25 Kilometres northaeast of Antu, feast. of the Han River, Japanese Clumns engaged in a ruining fight ili troops of the Chungking. 16ist division who had been offering stub-erin resistance in the hilly regions south of Makiatsi, reports revealed.
Four other Japanese units, which Friday morning had advanced to Kungiti, 10 kilometres south of Chou-kiaotsi, north-east of Antu, smashed a concentration of 2,000 enemy forces to take by evening'a height two kilometres northeast of Kunglts!, Two Japanese contingents, accord~ ing to further reports, scattered the Chungking 19th "Division, formerly the North-eastern Army. under the command of the "Young Marshal" Chang Hsueh-liang, at a point northwest of Aniu. With the Japanese operations nearing completion, it was believed that 30,000 Chungking troops are facing annihilation, Tu-two days, the Japanese captured five trench mortars, 18 light machine uns, as well as 102 prisoners, The eneniy abandoned 813 dead on the field of battle-—Domei, Chungking, Apr. 12.
A severe haile "ig raging around the (own of Anyim. "in Northern Kiangsi, the offeial Central, News 'Agency' reported today.
In Hupeh province, the Japanese have launched an attack in the re-fon of Chunghsiang, cast of the 'Siang river, and are supported "th their drive' by a strong. artillery force. Violent fighting is going on.
In Northern {unan, the Japanese Tounched another atiack™ but lost oUt one hundred men and were Fompelled to retreat to the town of Toolin, where they are. surrounded ty" Chinese troops—Havas Tele monial.
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