The Archive · 1937

Landing Party Beaten Back

Nanking, Nov. 22 The Yellow River front has been comparatively quiet since November 19. Japanese on the north shore are withdrawing to Yencheng, a railway town 16 kin. north of the river, says a report from Chinese sources. Tsinan is returning to normal.

Japanese forces landed at Lenyunkang, the Lunghai eastern terminus, yesterday, and for a while the situation was critical, but Chinese troop: arrived and beat back the Japanese landing party, according to the Chinese report.—Reuter.

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