Honan-Shansi Border, Feb, 3.
'Six hundred Chinese troops be-euging to the Eighth Division of the 27th Army were routed on the 'Tschchow-Tsinghwachen Highway' into. the Tahsing following an attack. by Japanese troops at 1am. on Saturday, The Chinese. unit, was part of the force under Gen, Sun Tung-Hsuan stationed in southern Shansi, but was sent to reinforce the Loyang area defence as a result of the japanese offensive along the Poking-Hankow Railway-—Domet, Mopping Up On Yangtze Japanese Navy Base in Central China, Feb. 2, 'A thorough mopping-up of Chunging goerilas "in he area between Sanklangkow and Paihuchen, approximately 45 kilometres south of Nanchang, Kiangsi province, "since the beginning of last week by a joint naval landing party has been highly successful, a weekly resume Issued yesterday by the Press Section of the Central China Fleet stated, During the past week another party was landed in the vicinity of Howchinkwan, between Hankow and Yoyang where a clean sweep of large number of guerillas was ce ducted with the ce-operation of a furious bombardment {rom a Japan: ese naval flotilla on the Yangtze.
The same communique further stated that these two places had been cleaned "up for a long] time but as a result of the present operations the Japanese forces. be-Heve that the' guerilla menace has been exterminated. The Japanese flotilla "also. dealt with 38 floating! mines on the Yangtze during the week, 'Repeated bombings throughout the week against Chinese military estab-Ushments at "Kaotan, Chinghang, Wutienpu and 'Tangtienchen, all situated south-east of Anking,' were 60 conducted, the communiqué} concluded—Domel.
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