Conversations were held between he French authorities in Hanoi and IM. T. V. Soong, Governor of the Chinese Losses at Wuhan Estimated Tokyo, Nov. 14.
Chinese troops suffered stich a crushing blow" in the fall of the Wuhan cities that it is extremely doubtful whether the Nationalist regime will be able to continue effective resistance against the Japanese forces for any length of time, accord ing to military reports received here last night.
On the basis of this new informa tion surveying the Chinese losses military experts estimated that more than 200,000 Chinese soldiers were kkiled and wounded in the Wuhan area, including the engagements which preceded and followed the Japanese occupation, Chinese losses were far greater than first reports indicated, the latest information claimed, Occupation of the Wuhan cities was a serious blow Politically and economically to the Nationalist regime, the reports said, Tt was estimated that as" many as {800,000 Chinese troops were put out action in the Wuhan campaign if to the casualties were added deser-'Mons, prisoners taken, demoralization in the ranks of provincial units, and losses of arms and ammunition, Tactical Errors Part of the losses suffered by the Chinese, the reports said, could be attributed to tactical errors on the part of Gen. Li Tsung-jen, Come mander-in-Chief of he Wuhan troops, and: to a lack of complete co-opera tion between Gen. Li and Gen. Chiang Military experts estimated that more than 40 per cent. of the Chinese troops had lost their arms and ammunition, including rifles and machine guns, in their hasty retreat from the Wuhan cities.
According to the reports reaching here, Gen, Chiang maintained that Cen. Li's "untimely order" for a general retreat of his men on the berth bank of the Yangize was one of the principal reasons for the fall of the Wuhan cities. He was said to have bitterly rebuked Gen. Li for his, action, The latter was reported to have replied with am accusation that Gen. Chi in the defence of Canton. "misguided" his troops Military experts pointed out that a large number of Gen. Chiang's Central Army forces were killed and wounded on the fronts north of the Yangtze after the Generalissimo had been forced to use them to appease his subordinates. Observations indicated that heavy losses were suffered by the lst, 86th and 87th Divisions of the Central Army in severe Aghting in the Tapich Mountains—Dome!
Bank of Chino, last month, a message from Haiphong_stated.
The Bank of China branch in Hanoi will receive part of the foreign currency held by Chinese banks in Hongkong. The banks in Kunming will keep in touch with the Bank of China branch in Hanoi in order to stabilize eurrency—Domel.
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