FIERCE FIGHTING
REPORTED BY JAPANESE IN HONAN ATTEMPT TO TRAP 180.000 CHINESE. LARGE-SCALE OFFENSIVE. •By Tvlegiaph—Press Association—<?Qpyt ♦ (Received This Day. Noon* SHANGHAI,’ January 30. 'l’he fiercest fighting is raging in Southern Honan, following upon the launching of a large scale Japanese offensive, with the object, according to Japanese official reports, of trapping and crushing 180.000 Chinese troops concentrated in that area, Chungking admits tha' severe fighting is progressing, but says the motives for tlie attack are still obscure.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 January 1941, Page 6
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78FIERCE FIGHTING Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 January 1941, Page 6
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