Nanking, Sept. 11.
The long-heralded counter-attack by Japanese troops on east Suiyuan began last Wednesday when a mixed detachment of 5,000 Japanese and Mongolian troops and 500 cavalry men launched a concerted drive on Chinese positions at Shanyi, Nanhaochan and Huateh, according to a belated report received here yesterday.
The final object of the Japanese onslaught is reported to be Pin; chuan on the Charhar-Suiyuan border. The strength of the invaders on the east Suiyuan front is estimated at about 20,000 including Japanese brigades and Mongol irregulars.
Meanwhile, the recovery by CI nese troops of Tsaikoupao, a strategic town about 50 kilometres west of Kalgan, on the Pingsui line; was confirmed in a military report received here yesterday.
In view of their numerical inferiority and heavy casualties they sustained, Japanese troops operating near the recaptured town, the report further states, are showing signs of retreat—Central News.
Washington, Sept. 10.
The State and Navy Departments to-day warned American merchant vessels that it was dangerous for them to operate in waters adjacent to the China coast owing to the Japanese blockade, 'The warning was broadcast by the. Hydrographic' Office which said the conflict in the Far East had created a danger zone along the coast of China, making it dangerous for American merchant ships to operate in adjacent waters, The Chinese authorities, the announcement added, had requested naval and merchant vessels of third powers to avoid the proximity of Japanese naval ships' and military transports and to: have their respective national colours conspicuously painted on the top decks—Reuter.
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