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CHINESE IN HANKOW AREA UP TO 30,000 TROOPS (Reed. July 28, 10 a.m.) LONDON, July 27. The Japanes north of Hankow claim to have trapped 30,000 Chinese as a result of a fierce offensive launched on Tuesday. Supported by aircraft the Japanese are advancing northward along the Pekin-Hankow railway, basing their operations on Sinyang, 100 miles north of Hankow. A second force ig manoeuvring in order to cut off the Chinese retreat.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20001, 28 July 1939, Page 5
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75TRAPPED BY INVADERS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20001, 28 July 1939, Page 5
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