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Chinese Deny Fall Of Tienchiachen

Hankow, To-day. Chinese officials here emphatically deny that Tien- chiachen has fallen into the hands of the Jap- anese. Chinese military messages from the front late last night state that fierce fighting is going on north-east and east of the town. Japanese aircraft in fleets of between and 40 and 50 machines continue bombing the Chinese positions in the vicinity of the town, which has been practically reduced to ruins by the last ten days' bombing.

It is also added that fires are still blazing in the town and that]. most of the inhabitants have already fled.

ANOTHER REVERSE FOR JAPANESE

Loyang, To-day.

Yesterday the Japanese carried out infantry attacks, but were re- pulsed time and again, 'leaving hundreds of killed and wounded on the battle field. Similar onslaughts occurred between Kwangtsi and Tienchiachen, but the Japanese fail-ese crossing of the Yellow River to ed to dislodge, the

from cut the Lunghai Railway, Chinese forces recovered Menghsien, enemy their positions.

Chinese

Removing the threat of a Japan-

Highways used by the Chinese stronghold on the north bank, yes- military are being heavily bombed, terday. and many small routes have been

and Kutanchen, damaged hampering Chinese army north of Menghsien, were also re- communication lines and supply captured.

routes.

Chungyichen

SOUTH OF YANGTSE

The Japanese troops in Meng- According to messages from haien, besieged for several days, Nanchang, the Chinese forces coun- yesterday forced their way through ter-attacked yesterday between the Chinese cordon and ffed north enter- Juichang and Wuning with con-to, Tsinyang. The Chinese siderable success, many important ed the town immediately after the military points being retaken. The Japanese retreat. situation north of Tehan remains unchanged.

Meanwhile, Japanese planes con- tinue bombing the Chinese north and south of the Yangtse.-Our Own Correspondent.

KOWLOON-CANTON HIGHWAY

HEAVILY BOMBED

The

Canton, To-day."

in- The retreating troops were

and tercepted at Chungyichen Kutanchen, north of Menghsien. · In the ensuing battle, 400 of the enemy were killed.

A desperate battle was raging yesterday at Taiyuan, northwest of Menghsien. Taiyuan and Fengmen- kow, to the west, are both encircled, by, the Chinese. Central News.

Japanese planes dropped bombs on

Canton-Kowloon Highway the road in the Po On District.

was badly smashed yesterday when Our Own Correspondent.

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