BIG ATTACK
JAPAN PREPARING. OCCUPATION OF RAILWAY. FIERCE FIGHTING OCCURS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received January 21, 8.5 a.m. SHANGHAI, Jan. 20. The British United Press reports that the Japanese spokesman reveals that Japan is preparing for a big attack on an undisclosed sector. It is.assumed it will be the Lunghai railway, with the immediate objective of. Kaifeng, Kweith, and Suchow. The Japanese are advancing to the Tientsin-Pukow railway and nave occupied Mi Kwang. There lias been fierce fighting south of Penghu, the possession of which will assure control of the southern section of the railway.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 45, 21 January 1938, Page 7
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97BIG ATTACK Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 45, 21 January 1938, Page 7
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