34,000 CHINESE TRAPPED
JAPANESE CLAIM
FIERCE OFFENSIVE NORTH OF
HANKOW
(Received July 27, 1.10 p.m.)
TOKIO, July 26,
The Japanese north of Hankow aim to have trapped 34.000 Chinese as a result of a fierce offensive launched on July 25. supported by aircraft.
The Japanese are advancing along the Peking-Hankow railway, ant 1 basing their operations on Sinyang, 100 miles north of Hankow. A second force is manoeuvring in order to cut off the Chinese retreat.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 23, 27 July 1939, Page 9
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7634,000 CHINESE TRAPPED Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 23, 27 July 1939, Page 9
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