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TROOPS TUNING UP

FOR NEW OPERATIONS Li Chung-Yen Confident Of Holding Hsuchow

YELLOW

RIVER BRIDGE REPAIRED

Tientsin, To-day.

It is reliably learned that tem- porary repairs have been effected to the Yellow River bridge on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, destroy- ed by Han Fu-chu's retiring troops. The first through train to Tsinan is leaving to-morrow.

It is expected that the repair of the bridge will facilitate the despatch of reinforcements to the Hauchow front.-Our Own Cor- respondent.

BOCCA TIGRIS IN HEAVY ACTION THIS MORNING

Canton, To-day.

Bocca Tigris Forts, one of the most strategic points on the Pearl River, on which the safety of Can- ton depends, were heavily shelled by three Japanese, warships at 7 ó clock this morning.

Guerillas Badly Maul Japanese Column

Shanghai, To-day.

A new large scale offensive is foreshadowed by the

Japanese spokesman.

JAPAN'S FIRST BIG THRUST THROWN BACK

Hankow, To-day.

It is reliably learned that the

first serious thrust of the Japan-

ese on the Peïping-Hankow Rail- way towards Chengchow has met with a sharp setback.

Five divisions of Honan troops

had been moved into the area from the south, while a squadron

The time that has passed since the capture of Nan- king and capture of Hangchow, he said, has been used for recuperation of the Japanese troops, who would now “be able to attack new operating with the Army inflict- tasks with fresh energy.

No

General Li stated that the Japan- ese in the northern section of the T.P.R. were making no attempt to advance from the north

against

of heavy Soviet bombers co-

ed serious casualties on the Jap- fanese vanguards.

with

The attack is reported to have indications were given of the aims of the new offensive.

been thrown back with severe The Japanese have, however,

logs.

General Pei Chung-hsi, brought up large reinforcements in South Hopei" along the Peiping-Hsuchow, but in co-operation with five divisions, is defending the Hankow Railway, which will doubt the Japanese troops in south Hopei south bank of the Szeshui River, less join in the attack to the south were trying to cross the western south of Tsining, while large re- Chengchow, junction of the section of the Lunghai Railway inforcements have brought the Lunghai and Peiping-Hankow Rail-and outflank the Chinese troops at attack from Hwaiyuan to a halt.

on

ways.

KAIFENG DRIVE

Hsuchow.

CHINESE AIR MASTERY In the meantime, Chinese WUHU PREMATURE CLAIM

planes inflicted serious damage on the Japanese positions at Hankow newspaper reports that Pengpu yesterday. It is claimed

Chinese,

The troops are mainly concen-Wuhu, on the Yangtse, has been trated near Changteh, and east of this town in the region of Taming officially described as premature.

recaptured by the

Trans-Ocean.

These detachments will probably attack east of the Peiping-Hankow Railway, south of the Yellow River

in the direction of Kaifeng, in or- der to capture the. capital. of

The Torts responded, and the Honan. sound of their gunfire_could be heard on Shameen.

T.P.R. QUIET

Bombardment of Bocca Tigris is now occurring almost every Almost complete quiet prevailed other day, but it is very difficult on the southern section of the to render serious damage to the Tientsin-Pukow Railway yesterday- forts either by shellfire or bomb- Appearances suggest that both ing, as the gun emplacements, the Chinese and Japanese are mak which are situated on the side of ing preparations for large scale a large hill, appear to be well operations. camouflaged and were practically Chinese guerillas are taking ad- invisible to passengers who a few vantage of the temporary full in days ago passed by on a river hostilities to conduct attacks on steamer.

the rear of the Japanese forces.

DESTROYS HOPES

In one action of this type at Fengyuan, south-east of Pengpu, a Japanese column of 300 was sur- To-day's engagement is ex-prised and badly mauled. pected to hold up river traffic for

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a further period. It was rumour- LI CHUNG-YEN'S CONFIDENCE cd earlier to-day that ships might be permitted to pass the General Li Chung-yen, Chinese barrier which has not been al-'commander-in-chief on the Hsu- towed since daylight on Feb. 4. chow front, told a party of journ- The engagement lasted over alists who are inspecting the front, half an hour, after which the that in spite of the loss of Pengpu, Japanese

vessels returned down he believed he would be able to river. At the same time, two hold the railway junction of Hsu- Japanese planes circled over chow, possession of which assured Whampoa but did not drop any control of the T.P.R. and the Lung- bombs. Reuter,

hai Railway

that the "foreign legion" has es- are tablished Chinese mastery in the

air in the Hsuchow region. Our Own Correspondent...

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