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WAR SITUATION IS REVIEWED BY GENERAL CHEN CHENG

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FLOODS CAUSE JAPANESE SUFFERED

CESSATION

A HEAVY REVERSE IN ADVANCE FROM TAOCHIH

IN FIGHTING

Shanghal, Junë 13.

A message from Peiping states that all fighting cast of Cheng- chow, the junction of the Langhai) and Peiping-Hankow Rallway, has been stopped by floods, enemy of Japanese and Chinese alike.

The Japanese" admit that the breaches in the Yellow River dykes above the Lungha! Rallway, be- tween Chengchow and Kalfèng, are causing serious floods, and holding

their advance up Chengchow,

Many of these breaches are up to 12 yards wide.

are

to

The Japanese are concentrating every effort upon repairing them. They claim they are assisted by thousands of farmers who are threatened with ruin.

Floodwaters are pouring rapidly towards the Lunghat Rallway.

Reuter).

Large Area Flooded

Hankow." June 4.

Reviewing the war situation for the last three days. General Chen Cheng, Chief of the Political Department of the Military Affairs Commission, declared today that the Chinese forces are making a gallant stand at Paisha. about fifty kilometres west of Kalleng on the "Lunghal Line, to check the westward advance of General Dothara's division to Chengchow.

Chungmow, a railway down about ten kilometres east of Paishs, was captured by the Japanese on June 7. General Chen revealed.

Finding the Chinese line running perpendicular to the Lunghal Railway, with Paisha as Its centre impregnable, the Japanese have caused four or Ave wide gaps on the Yellow River dykes north of Chungmow with artillery fire. and flooded a large ares, General Chen sald

With the help of the civilian been intensified during the last populace, General Chen revealed, week along the Yangtse between and Kwelchih. Their the Chinese troops are trying every Tatung JAPANESE WITHDRAW

Hankow, June 14.

means to repair the dyke breaches landing attempts, however, were The Japanese advance on Cheng-and to prevent a major catastrophe successfully repulsed.

General Chen confrmed reports chów has been completely halted for the people. ·

Τα the south of the Lungnal that during Chinese air raids on by the Yellow River floods and "the" Japanese have how commenced a Line. General Chen said, a detach-Japanese ships along the Yangtse Jurie 9 and 10. two enemy general withdrawal towards Kwet. ment of Japanese cavalry driving u

southwestward from Kwefteh, have vessels were hit and sunk, teh from the Kaifeng area.

of at a point northeast A mixed column of Japanese arrived Changko. about sixty kilometres infantry and artillery, numbering south of Chengchow, on the Pel-2,000 men, driving westward from fotel, has passed through Shu- ping-Hankow railway.

At the.

time. another chenr. In

their advance from detachment of mounted invaders Taochih, the Japanese suffered a reverse. Augmented with penetrated to a point to the east heavy

The information was released by 1 Chinese spokesman at this morn. ing's press conference.

The flood waters crossed the Lunghal Hallway on Sunday morn ing and are now rapidly spreading eastward and southeastward, forc ing Japanese troops and Chinese civilians alike to retreat before their menace.

The breaches at Ruauankou are from 120 to "150 feet ·wide.—

Reuter).

same

of Sincheng, about ten kilometres fresh troops, the column later north of Changko, also on the continued their advance. In a Pingban line.

westerly direction.

ADVANCE HALTED

A few straddled units of the Jap- anese cavalry, according to Gen- eral Chen, actually for a time suc- In the vicinity of Chengyangkwan, ceeded in approaching the railway the Japanese have halted their station of 8incheng but were re-advance after their spearhead re- setback by the

JAPANESE PLANE pulsed by determined Chinese at-ceived a serious

SHOT DOWN IN SHANSI

tacks.

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Chinese forces.

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The main strength of the Doi- The situation, in north and south hara division, General Chen said. Shansi, General Chen added,, con-, is now concentrated in the vicinity tinued to favour Chinese opera- of Yushih and Yuchwan, forty and|tions. Repeated assaults by the twenty kilometres. respectively. Japanese on Kianghsien, Shansi, June 14.

Pienkwan, in north While reconnaitring over Chinese east of the Pinghan Raliway.

Sharisi, have been repulsed: It is positions, a Japanese plane was

estimated the Japanese have lost ⚫ STRONG DEFENCE shot down by anti-aircraft gunfire

to less than 1,500 men in their On the Honan-Anhwel border,unsuccessful bid for Plenkwan. near Howina, in south Shansi, yesterday. It crashed behind the the Japanese forces at Luyi, con-

To the south of the Tangise Japanese line about one mile to the tinuing their drive westward, are north of Howma.

engaged in heavy fighting with the Raver, both the Chinese and Japan- Following the

recapture

of Chinese at Hwalyang. where these forces have interisifled their operations. Lishul, an important several strategical points around defence positions are very strong.

TOWI on the Nanking-Hangchow Wensi, southwest of Sinkiang, the Up to the north of the Yellow Chinese are still pressing on. River, the Chinese forces have highway, is under a Chinese siege.

Meanwhile, on the Linfen-Ling-been specially active in the vicinity' shih sector, the Chinese troops, of Fengklu which they recaptured. assisted by guerillas are steadily on June 7. but lost again four days pushing Lowards the Tuchow Railway in an attempt to reinforcements. cut the line,

General Chen concluded.~(Central News).

Tatung-later with the arrival of Japanese JAPANESE TROOP

Throughout the length of the TRAIN DERAILED

Apparently aiming to relieve the Taokow-Porl Railway, General beleaguered Japanese in central Chen said, feverish Japanese troop and south Shansf, Japanese rein-movements have been observed in forcements have been pouring into the last few days.

Taiku and Yutze. They are.re-

pairing the railway track south of Lingahih. Observers believe that a

CENTRAL ANHWEI

Reverting to the

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situation in

southward drive. will be launched central Anhwel, General Chen said by them soon-Central News. Japanese naval activities have

GENERAL WU THANKS FOREIGN

DOCTORS

Canton, June 14. General Wu Te-chen. Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, and Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, Mayor of Canton, have sent Joint letters to various foreign hospitals and foreign physicians here thanking them for remarkable services rendered to wounded Chinese civilians during récent Japanese wanton bombings of Canton.

Meanwhile, It is learned that the Foreign Relief Committee, organised by foreign nationals In Shameen, is collecting money and medicine for the relief of Canton's victims.(Central News).

Chengchow, June 14.

As a result of damage done, to

the track by Chinese guerillas, &

Japanese troop train wax' derailed: between Poshan and Chingbna, vest terminus of the Taokou- Chinghua Railway, yesterday.

A Japanese column moving east- ward from Poal was ambushed at Tachunglitsun, near Poal. Follow- ing an engagement. the Japanese were dispersed.

Chinese mobile units also am- bushed a unit of about 200 Japan- ese troops near Tslaotso, east of Poai, on the Txokou-Chinghua Kallway, yesterday, Inflicting heavy losses."

The highway between Poat and Talaotso has been damaged by the Chinese, rendering Japanese-com- munication between the two points difficult,—(Central News).

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