A body of 800 "Red" troops attacked H.M.S. Mantis on the Upper Yangtze yesterday, opening a heavy fire on the gunboat The Mantis replied with great! effect, inflicting many casualties, but not receiving any.
Tt appears that the Chinese naval authorities are anxious to ce-operate with foreign warships for the suppression of the Communist menace to shipping; and they even seem ready to leave foreign gunboats to do all the work of ending indiscriminate attacks on vessels en the were erected to the officers and men of various British regiments who died there—Reuter.
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