FIERCE FIGHTING IN SOUTH SHANSI
(Received 2.30, p.m.) LONDON, January 3. A message from Hankow says that fierce fighting is raging on the southern bank of the Wei River, South Shansi, 'as a refailt of a further Japanese advance from Taian. This advance is part of a great-drive being made to connect the Japanese forces operating in North China with those in the Yangtse and in Central China. The armies are determined to link up. Forces are moving northwards along the Tientsin-Pukow railway. The forces which recently captured Tsinanfu are vigorously pushing southwards towards Yenchow. Meanwhile, another column is . moving southwards to Kwehteh. It is believed that the intention is to cut off the Lunghai railway and outflank the; Chinese defenders of Hsuchowfu. If successful, it will mean that the Japanese will be able to run through traffic from Peking direct to Shanghai via Nanking. Chinese Soviet-built aeroplanes, believed to be flown by Russians,, made a surprise raid on Nanking Aerodrome and destroyed two Japanese bombers.
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Northern Advocate, 4 January 1938, Page 5
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