CHINESE DIVISIONS ROUTED
MANY STAFF OFFICERS SURRENDER OFFENSIVE ON FOUR FRONTS [U.P.A.—By Electric Telegraph-Copyright] (Received 12th May. 10.20 a.m.) TOKIO, 11th May. A field despatch reports that nine Chinese divisions totalling 150,000 were routed north-west of Hankow, many members of the staff surrendering after the encirclement of General Tang Po’s headquarters. Elsewhere the Japanese are carrying on an offensive forty-four miles northwest of Sizngyang. A second force is pushing westward from Sinyang. a
third northward along the Han river, and a fourth hitherto held in reserve is advancing from Anlu, in Central Hupeh.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19390512.2.51.1
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 12 May 1939, Page 5
Word Count
93CHINESE DIVISIONS ROUTED Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 12 May 1939, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in