Meantime carlier in the week near Shatin, 22 kilometres south-west of, /Sinfeng north of Lungmoon in north. eastern. Kwangtung, at least one-Atth fof a force of 1,000. Chinese troops were killed when a Japanese detachment made a surprise raid. Assisted by Japanese army air units, Japanese ground forces routed the others..
At the same. time" three other Japanese units were pursuing Chinese {erees in the vicinity of Latinyumn—
Japanese Pressed Piping, Dec. 27.
Japanese troops in Taner Mongolia were being hard pressed by the recent Chinese offensive, and their casualties in the fighting at Paotow totalled 100 dead, including a full colonel, it was admitted by the Japanese military spokesman' here today.
At one time, he added, the Chinese gained foothold in the north-western Dart of the city, but were later driven out "with heavy losses."
For a time, the spokesman asserted, the railway' between Kweiliua and Kalgan was interrupted, and apently the Chinese succeeded In vancing to the outposts at Kwelhua before being driven back.
"The Chinese forces are being led by "General" Fu Tso-yi, former Governor of Sulyuan—Reuter,
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