A further incident in the present guerilla warfare is reported from a Small town south-west. of Linfeng which was held fora time by JTopanese "garrison after the occupa: iWon in March last. Later: the city gates were surreptitiously opened to the Chinese troops and the litle gar-ison was completely "wiped" Cut. [Perhaps in revenge for this disaster fresh attack was launched on. the town afew days ago." Most of the defending troops withdrew at. the approach of trouble. "A few of them were killed, so were scores of civilians who. were deliberately mown down by machine guns as they attempted fee out of the city gates.
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