Peking, June 17.
An official communique from Kaifeng fu claims that the Kuominchun cavalry again destroyed Nanking's air base on the Lung-Hai Railway. consisting of eleven aeroplanes, on Tune 11, Tungaoksien in an attempt advance towards the Tientsin-Pukow Railway region to attack the rear of the Government forces. The! major part of the Shantung Provineial Forces and a strong detachment of General Ma Hung-kuei's division are garrisoning the Western The communique also claims that the Northerners have captured Yencheng, Siping and Sniping, on the Peking-Hankow Railway, trapping two armoured-cars, the occupants of which were disarmed Reuter.
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