Hankow, Oct. 26.
Japanese forces defeated 300 Chinese troops in a dawn attack Monday at a place southwest of Houshanling, north of the Sintsiang River in northeastern Hunan, Japanese military authorities here stated yesterday. The Chinese were routed toward the southeast, leaving 162 dead.
North of the river and west of the Centon-Hankow Railway Japanese forces attacked about 150 Chinese attached to the 102nd Division in the vicinity of Yenkiatashan. The Chinese fled southwestward, leaving 50 slain.
A Japanese unit made a surprise attack on troops concentrated in the area northeast of Kaoan in northwestern Kiangsi and scattered them in all directions. The Chinese abandoned 57 dead. The Japanese took one prisoner.—Domei.
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