FALL OF CHANGSHA

Grey River Argus, 21 June 1944, Page 5

FALL OF CHANGSHA

JAPANESE CLAIM

Mopping-up Continues

(Rec. 11.54) NEW YORK, June 20 The Tokio Official Radio reports the capture of Changsha and Liling by Japanese troops. The radio quotes an Imperial Headquarters announcement that the Japanese occupied Changsha' on Sunday. Moppmg-up of enemy remnants in and around the citv is still proceeding. qthe Tadio claimed that fifteen Chinese divisions had been annihilated in th«A present Hunan campaign.

OTHER JAPANESE GAINS ° CHUNGKING, June 19. Japanese forces advanced to HengDriving several miles below captured Chuchow Hunan province lhe Japanese reached the Lu Rivers northern bank about 75 miles; mortneastwards of Hengyang. Fierce ngn ing continues in the Changsha suburbs but the situation is virtually Kopeless The Chinese admit that the enemy captured Lungyu, Chekiang Province.

JAPANESE CASUALTIES AT CHUCHOW. • RUGBY, June 19. A Chiangking message states that up to yesterday morning the situation at Changsha, the capital .of the Hunan Province of China was cairn, the Tnnanese have been heading in the Sion ol the south-east suburbs. The Japanese suffered , n . u ™ e . roa ? il f a f n ualties at Chuchow, which is still in Chinese hands. The ene my axe _ reached Suiping on the Pekin-Han kow railway. East of that line e Chinese captured Tuning.