Air Base, ° Feb.
number of naval filers of the apanese Yangtze Flying Corps yes terday morning subjected Kingteh~ chen in North Kiangs! to a severe Bombardment, the Press Bureau of the Japanese Central China Sea Fleet Command revealed in a com munique issued this morning.
'A direct hit was scored on a military garage and a camouflaged motor bus running on a highway 30 Kilometres east of Kingtehchen, was achlne-gunned, the report sald—
Chungking, Feb. 1.
'The fighting in southern Honan and northern Hupeh was reviewed in rear detail by the Chinese military Spokesman in' an. official statement Feleased here today.
Japanese forces In southern Honan launched an attack on Jan. 24, It 1s stated, for the purpose of completing, of. the Meanwhile, Japanese forces in central and northern Hupeh areas also Tounched attacks so as to support the Japanese drive in Honan and divert the attention. of the Chinese command, The Japanese offensive began at Singyang, important Honan railway centre near the Hupeh border, the attack being made by three columns. One of these pushed northwards along the Peiping-Hankow Railway towards Paomaling. By the night of Jan, 28 fighting way going on in the vicinity of Kashan, 'The central Jap= fanese column succeeded in. breaking. through to Shatzeking, while the southern column reached an area in the vicinity of Tungpe northern Hupeh the Japane attack was also launched in' three columns. "One column. pushed from Tangying towards Kwanyinyal, but otter severe fighting the Japanese withdrew, and on Jan, 28 retreated to Tangying.
Another column attempted to drive northward from Kingmen, but was repulsed by Chinese troops.
The third column moved north from Chungtsiang, but on Jan, 27 also withdrew to its original position.
After stating that the Japanes felled in these attacks, the Chine military spokesman added that. Chi nese forces were at present closing on the Japanese troops in south Honan in areas in the vicinity of Kashan and Tungpeh—Reuter,
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