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Hankow, To-day. | D'AFFAIRESFIE With their defences completely levelled to the CHARLES, CA -ground by weeks of Japanese land, naval and TER COUNT C

aerial bombardments the Chinese troops are DAY. reported to have evacuated Matow, west of Jui- instructions from chang on the south bank of the Yangtze River, However, they have taken up new positions in the hills outside the town, from where they are con- veniently striking back at the Japanese. Wusuch, an important town on cinity of Fuchinshan, The Chinese the north bank of the Yangtze troops which evacuated this strate- River opposite Matow, has also been gić hill are firmly entrenched to reduced to utter ruins by continuous the northwest.--Central News. Japanese bombardments.

TEHAN BATTLE Despite their occupation of Sikul- The Japanese launched an unsuc, ng, west of Singtze on the west cessful attempt to break through shore of Poyang Lake, allegedly the Chinese positions north of Tehan through use of poison gas, the Ja- yesterday. panese are still unable to make pro- Thousands of fresh Japanese gress in their drive on Tehan by troops are pouring into. the Kiu- the Singtze-Tehan highway.

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A Chinese "suicide". regiment is Anking, and additional reinforce- holding them at the west foot of ments are being landed along the the hill. Chinese reinforcements north-west bank of the Poyang are rushing up to help to check Lake-Our Own Correspondent... the Japanese advance.

TAPIEH THRUST .

The Japanese thrust across the Tapieh Mountains into southeast Honan is encountering stubborn re- sistance at Chunhopu and Shang- yukang, two- smail villages. near Hwangchwang (Kwangchow), 30 miles southeast of Kushih in south- east Honan.

Shangcheng has been heavily bombed by Japanese plaries.

Another Japanese column which has occupied Yehkiatsi and Fuchin- shan on the Anhwei-Honan border is checked in the hills in the vi-

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Hankow, To-day. The Chinese forces to the south-west of Singtze are at present engaging the Japanese in the hills to the south of -Sikuling, according to Chinese

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It is also reported: that the Japanese forces at Kwangtai on the north bank are launch ing a vigorous attack on the Chinese positions to the west

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