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Chungking, May 7.
Crack Kwangsi troops, under the command of General Liao Lui, after a desperate battle yesterday, fought their way into Anking, the capital of Anhwei, according to a Chinese military communique. These troops, it says, launched an attack yesterday morning on Anking from Wankiang.
In spite of Japanese attacks with tanks and armoured cars, which inflicted heavy casualties on the Chinese troops, it adds, the Chinese forces, by determined assaults, finally entered the West gate.
Further casualties, the communique goes on, were inflicted on the Chinese in the ensuing street fight with Japanese troops. The Japanese are reported to have subjected the Chinese to intense cross fire from houses.
The Chinese troops are then said to have withdrawn to the heights Outside the West gate.
At the same time, however, the In the first of two raids on Swatow on Friday, Chinese military establishments and anti-aircraft machinegun positions outside the city were attacked, while in the second visit Japanese naval aircraft concentrated their bombs upon the municipal administration and city Kuomintang headquarters buildings, which, the communique said, were severely damaged.
In Chuanchow, Japanese aircraft were subjected to intensive antiaircraft fre while attacking various Chinese military establishments, which were also badly damaged, according to the communique. The attacking craft all returned to their bases safely, the announcement said.
'A vast fire was caused at Ningpo when Japanese bombs hit a godown containing oil products during a raid on the waterfront on Saturday, the communique continued. Arms plants, godowns and a wharf under construction were also hit during the attack.
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