Bitter Fight Near Unusual Fighting Ichang Near Nanking Chungking, Jan. 19.
'A. sudden flare-up. of" military activity around Tehang, resulting in fairly bitter. Mghting which ig still continuing, occurred last week, acgarding to Chinese reports reaching The Japanese appear to have taken the initiative, some 5,000 of their troops from Lungchuentu, cast of chang having advanced towards Lungwangtung, Sangehialing and Tutinal, supported by more than ten aircraft, on January 16.
These forces, the reports claim, were repulsed, whereupon the attache was renewed with reinforcement and over 20 planes on Jnuary 17.
Severe fighting followed and the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, according to the reports. Fighting Tehang 1s the most important Yang. tze port above Hankow and below the gorges, Tt gives access to the; Productive provinees of Hupeh and Hunan, where much rice and cotton. fare grown, Since its fall into Japanese hands, most foreign shipping on the Upper Yangtze has been idle for want of cargoes. Reuter,
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