Fighting Breaks Out in Old Capital's Suburbs Nanking, Sent. 9.
been plunged how raging in its suburbs, fsecording to. information reaching here. to-day.
"Faking advantage of their strategic positions. at Mentoukouon the Pel= Pine-Suiyuen Relay, Chinese troops were reported to have suecesstull pulsed many desperate alacks. by [Sepanese Invaders during. the past 'While fighting is stilt going on at Mantoukou, other Chinese units in the suburbs of Peiping are also. reported to. be. very active, thus Sing considerable" uneasiness in the ald' Chinese capital, 'Japanese velnforeements are being jgshed into Pelning and panes from Eset Arsenal in. 'Tientsin' were. Dory in econnoltering. the Piping: Tientsin area throughout yesterday.
The strength of Jo the PingsSul "Line ts estimated 1o between 20,000 and 30, c00, Ineluaing Mongol irregulars.
atest "milliary' information from tsinan states that connection has iablished "between the. right Ung, fore nines. defenders on the Peiping, Hankow Line, according to a Ham Btotingare expecting a gone offensive by Japanese troops who are departed to have been rushing. War Preparations "ear Lianghsiang and Full Chinese positions there had been subjected 10 Intermitent sell Ing by Japanese artillery units during the past few days.—Central News,
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