Chungking, Feb, 12.
In Chekiang, the situation is Ben-erally quiet, "despite repeated attempts by small bodies of Japanese troops to effect landings slong the coast, and occasional fighting in the vicinity of Hslaoshan on the south bank of the Chientang River, accord-{ng to the latest information received here today.
Chinese military authorities state What communteatios "between the Interrupted.
lor Ningpo remain un-'On the evening of February 9, a small body of Japanese troops, "in ten launches under cover of a Yunnan Rly Traffic Blocked Hongkong, Feb. 13.
TraMe on the Yunnan Railway, vital supply route of the Chungking 'regime, was completely paralyzed as result of Japanese bombing on January 31, a belated Chinese press message reaching here today from Hanoi said, Passenger traMe on the railway, which had been barely maintained by a change of cars at damaged points since the beginning of January, has been entirely suspended following the Japanese mass alr raid, the dispatch said.
During the spectacular mass raid, more than 600 bombs were reported to have been dropped. A tunnel between Paichai and Wantang in the south-eastern part of Yunnan province was most severely damaged.
It was estimated that the repair Work of the shattered tunnel. will take at least one month, the reports added. Mr. Chiang Kia-ngan, Minis~ ter of Communications in "Chungking, narrowly escaped injury by taking a train for Hanoi from Yunnan-fu on the previous day.
Numerous travellers have been forced to remain at Haiphong and Hanoi due to the complete suspen~ sion of the Yunnan Railway, while a large quantity of commodities are being held at Saigon and Haiphong, the dispatch stated, Among those being held' up is a party of Chinese youths from Hongkong which left the British colony for Chungking last month to present 'a token of homage—Domel, Chinese Admit Serious
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