VICTORIOUS PUSH
CHINESE ADVANCES MANY TOWNS RETAKEN ATTACK ON CBUHSIEN (By .Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (2 p.m.) CHUNGKING, Aug. 26. Continuing their victorious march in Chekiang province, the Chinese armies are preparing to storm Nan•chang, in the Kiangsi province, reports the Central News Agency. The Chinese have recaptured Tungsiang, a railroad centre 50 miles southeast of Nanchang. This is the eleventh important point in the eastern theatre regained by the Chinese within a week’s fighting. The Japanese, with strong aerial support, launched an attack in areas along the Tungpu railway just south of the Yellow River in Honan. * The Chinese are making a spirited attack on the walls of Chuhsien where there is the most important airfield, states the Chinese communique. The Chinese have already captured several strategic points around Chuhsien. l The section of the Chekiang-Kiangsi' railway now held by the Chinese totals 165 miles.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20874, 28 August 1942, Page 5
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145VICTORIOUS PUSH Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20874, 28 August 1942, Page 5
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