A NEW DRIVE
JAPANESE IN GHINA * AIMED AGAINST AMERICAN BASES (Rec. 12.5 p;m.) : CHUNGKING, January 26. , The Chinese spokesman announced that the Japanese had launched a new drive against American bases in Southeast . China. Strong columns from Hunan Province driving east towards Kiangsi had already reached Yunghing, 30 miles south of Lieyang. The enemy from Yunghing was fanning out in several columns. The new drive was co-ordinated with several other drives in the same area aiming at full control of the Canton-Hankow railway and at clearing the area east of Hongkong in an attempt to obstruct possible Allied landings. The spokesman added that the enemy was also increasing the garrisons at Shanghai, Hangchow, Foochow, Amoy, and Swatow.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19450127.2.64
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 25394, 27 January 1945, Page 7
Word Count
117A NEW DRIVE Evening Star, Issue 25394, 27 January 1945, Page 7
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in