The Archive · 1932

Defenders Put to Flight

Tokyo, Apr. 4

Peace and order have now been

Presa messages received from restored in Nongan according"

few dave ago Nungan, mies to the north of chang:

dave ago. N hich

hun; was, occupied by' troops oPfoyed of the new regime tu Man churia and fears were entertained that Changehun itself might be attacked.

After severe fighting, however, Manchukuo forees ce-operating with Japanese, retook the town on.

turday and routed the defenders.

'The press despatches to-day state' that the anti-Manchukuo troops left 2,000 dead on the field. The remnants of the army, it reported are fleeing in disorder. 'a northerly direction and are being pursued und bombed by Japanese planes.—Reuter,

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