JAPAN’S ADVANCE UP YANGTZE

Southland Times, Issue 23634, 8 October 1938, Page 7

JAPAN’S ADVANCE UP YANGTZE

BOTH SIDES CLAIM SUCCESSES GUERRILLAS FORCED TO RETREAT IN NORTH (Received October 7, 8.50 p.m.) LONDON, October 7. Japanese mine-sweepers are pushing up the Yangtze river from Tunchiacheng, says a message from Tokyo. Landing parties from warships drove the Chinese to the hills near Panpisshan. The Japanese claim the capture of Joki, inflicting losses totalling 7300 killed and 14,700 wounded, and to have shaken the Chinese occupancy of Tiean and Nan chang. The Chinese Embassy in London reports that the Chinese have relieved the pressure of the Japanese advance towards the Peiping-Hankow railway by recapturing Kwangshan and South Kwangchen and killing 1000 Japanese. The Chinese also recaptured Mushihkang, east of Yanghsin. Lankanpu is still the scene of savage fighting, which is holding up the Japanese. The Peiping correspondent of The Times says the Japanese claim to have captured Wutaishan, the headquarters of the Chinese guerrillas, who have retreated but are still fighting strongly. The Japanese claim to have captured Hwalungshan. ,