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THE CHINA MAIL, OCT
Japanese Making Bid For Canton- Hankow Railway
Hankow, To-day.
While the Japanese forces have launched an attack on the Chinese positions in the hills on the south bank of the Yangtse, the Chinese forces on the highway to Tungshan are trying to turn back the Japanese who are attempting to reach the Canton-Hankow Railway.. Under cover of a naval bombardment by twenty warships, Japanese troops in seventy motor- boats yesterday morning landed in the vicinity. of Panpishan, launching a vigorous attack on the Chinese positions in the hills there.
It is from here that Chinese shore Under à terrifle barrage from batteries have been shelling the Ja-more than 30 gunboats in the panese minesweepers and warships Yangtze River a unit of Japanese boats in the vicinity of the Tienchiachen troops in about 60 motor
landed at Shangshuikow and began boom.
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It is understood that the Chinese an attack on Panpishan. To avoid severe shelling, the Chinese withdrew under severe land
and the
withdrew a little distance from naval attacks.
Central Meanwhile, one column of Chin-their original positions.
News. ese troops went round the Japanese flank
on the Juichang Tungshan highway, and occupied Mushihkang, in the rear of the Japanese now attacking Tungshan.
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
Hankow, To-day...
A Chinese column attacking the
in Japanese rear the Yangain-
After the occupation of Mushih-Fuchihkow sector has recovered kang, the Chinese column turned Mushihkang, about six miles south- westward to attack the Japanese at east of Yangsin. Paishikcheng, while Chinese west of Paishicheng advanced eastward to join in the attack-Reuter.
JAPANESE SURROUNDED
Nanchang, To-day.
Seven hundred Japanese troops
Wide areas on the north bank are inundated, rendering the Japanese advance difficult.
Bitter fighting has been resumed on the Juichang-Wuning highway, the Nanchang-Kiukiang Railway
at Wanchialing, about 10 miles to and the Singtze-Tehan highway- the west of Tehan, are surrounded. Central News.
Yesterday morning, seven Ja- panese officers descended by par- achute from six planes flying low over the spot. Two were captured whilst the rest were machine-gun- ned.-Central News.
YANGSIN DRIVE
DOUBLE TENTH CELEBRATION
Chinese residents in Hongkong Yangsin, To-day. are making preparations for the The Japanese have been trans-celebration of the National Indepen- ferring, day and night, their troops dence Day, October 10,
at Tienchiachen and Wusueh to Owing to the hostilities, however, Fuchikow on the south bank to there will be no elaborate ceremonies assist in the drive on Yangsin
Bitter fighting is raging at Paishihtang to the south-west of Yangsin, and on Yangsin Lake,
and all feasts will be cancelled in order to save the money for con- tribution to the Chinese Government. A simple flag-raising ceremony
Severe shelling has been taking will be held jointly by four Chinese
place across Yangsin Lake.
.Club.
Football Chung-Kai will be
The Chinese position at Paishih-women's organisations at the ground tang is said to be strong. In a of the counter-offensive on Monday the Madame Chinese recovered much ground.
SHIFTED POSITION -
asked to speak.
The Chinese General Chamber of
The Chinese at Panpishan on the Commerce and the newly organised south bank of the Yangtze River Hongkong Chinese Women's - As- will hold meetings in opposite Tienchiachen are reported sociation
to have slightly shifted their posi- celebration of the occasion. tions as a result of an attack by A campaign will be launched that |Japanese troops - from Fuchihkow day to collect money for the support
of the Chinese Government. early yesterday morning.
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