The Archive · 1937

Nanking's Joy

Nanking, July 28.

Nanking was overwhelmed with joy to-day upon the receipt of news of the recovery of Fengtai and Langfang from the hands of the Japanese in-traders, Firecrackers were set off; extras were issued by all local newspapers and posters and bulletins were posted on shop windows and other prominent places featuring the victory.

The highest military authorities in the Central Government have sent a telegram to General Sung Chehyuan, and officers and soldiers of the 20th Army, commending their heroic @fforts in taking back the strategic territories from the hands of the invaders.

General Sung's "representative who arrived here a few days, had another conference with the Central author ties this morning, He will return to the North to-morrow.—Central News.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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