The Archive · 1936

A New Advance

Peiping, Nov. 24.

The Manchoukuo and Mongol forces in northern Suiyuan have begun 2 general advance southward from Pallingmiao, where they have been concentrating during the past few Weeks, according to despatches Irom Kwelhus. Several - thousand are moving in two columns towards Wuchuan and Kuyang, a few miles northward of Kweihua, the garrisons of which have been ordered by Gen. Fu Tory! to resist the invaders.

with the arrival to-day of Lieut Gen, Nagakl, Chief-of-Stalt of the Kwantung Army, in Tientsin, and the departure of Col, Muto, a staff officer of the Kwantung Army, for Chang-pel, Charhar, many observers here Eelieve that' rapid' developments. in Charhar and Suiyuan are likely. With fat least 75,000 Chinese troops in Sul-Yuan, and with the arrival of Gov-'Srnment alveraft as well as on anti. very serious possibllities.—Reuter.

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