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JAPAN'S HANKOW DRIVE Survey of Present Situation By Military Circles
Decisive Battle
Likely To Be On Yangtse North Bank
Hankow, To-day.
The Japanese drive to Hankow is thrusting for- ward in the three directions, north, south and east, and Chinese observers here express the opinion that the decisive battle for Hankow will take place on the north bank of the Yang- tse. These observers believe that the Chinese positions on the south bank, west of Juichang, will with- stand the assault by Japanese forces for a long period since there, they declare, the Japanese must fight their way inch by inch through hilly terrain.
The other method of approachSevere fighting is continuing east to Hankow straight up the of Mahweiling, Chinese reports Yangtse is also rendered ex-state, where the Japanese are said tremely difficult.
They claim that the strong Chin ese fortification at Wuhaneh, a short distance above Kiukiang and Matoucheng, has halted the ad- vance of the Japanese warships attempting to force their way up to Hankow.
LITTLE PROGRESS
to be making a determined attempt to break through the Chinese right wing in order to threaten the Chin ese flank, north of Tehan.
HEAVY SHELLING
Heraldinf yesterday a Japanese offensive, Japanese warships on Poyang Lake are reported to have, On the north bank from where fired over 2,000 shells, bombarding the greatest threat to Hankow is the Chinese positions in the vicin now considered to come, Chinese ity of Sikuling. reports" state that the Japanese are making little progress in the Kwangchi area.
Chinese forces in the Tapei Mountains, north of Huangmai to the Kwangchi Highway, are said to be exerting pressure on the Japan ese flanką.
Information from. Chinese
Following this barrage from Ja panese naval guns, the Japanese launched an attack on the Chinese positions at Sikuling' yesterday morning. These changed hands no less than three times.
Each time Sikuling fell into Ja- panese hands, the Chinese launched counter-attacks and recaptured it
· sources' received here" to-day from once again. Shanchen about 30 miles to the
- south-west of Kushik, indicates
SIKULING HOLDS
that the Japanese at Kushib ́are A Chinese military communique turning southwards in the direc-issued yesterday afternoon; declar- tion of Shanchen.
Chinese observers consider that this new move has as its object, a drive south-west along the highway passing through Shanchen and Sag Machen towards Hankow,
ed that Sikuling was still in hands of the Chinese.
the
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SOVIET AGAINST
CZECH CONCESSIONS
Geneva, To-day,
Not Like Other Girls.
Through the intervention of the Soviet Russian Minister M. Litvin- off, in relations between Paris and the London on one hand and Prague on No change is reported in situation along the Kiukiang-Nan- the other, the Czech crisis has en- chang Railway, north of Tehan, tered upon a new stage according where the Chinese are said to be to German sources.
The lot of the girl who is "not like In a long conversation with the other girls" in the fact that she cannot. holding the Japanese at Susihmen, Under Secretary of State Mr. R. A participate in outdoor games because TEHAN HIGHWAYS.
Fighting was also reported to-day Butler, M. Litvinoff declared, it is she lacks the strength and energy to do to the west of Juichang where the Turning to the south bank, Chin- ese reports state that the fate of Japanese are stated to have attack alleged that Soviet Russia must so is indeed hard. When she does over
object to the action of London and come her nervous disinclination," and" attempts to play, ahe quickly lets out Sikul ag and Wushihmen are in the ed the Chinese positions at Tien-Paris in having moved the Czech of wreath, her heart thumps: appalling- balance as fighting is still proceed-lipshan (Angel's Hill) but to have Government to make the last any, her face becomes flushed and her
been repulsed-Reuter.
nounced concessions to the Sudeten head dizzy, she feels hot and distressed and soon has to stop, completely ex- Germans. Trans-Ocean.
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rouble with this girl is that she Her blood has become so erished that her whole
ing around these two points.
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