The Archive · 1937

Chefoo Mole Is Again Attacked

Chefoo, Nov, 24.

A Chinese military patty returned to Chefoo yesterday for the express Purpose of completing the demolition of the mole and the wharf, Frequent explosions were heard carly this morning, and the wharf was damaged considerably, The godowns apparently escaped harm except for a few poles in the rots Shipping vessels are continuing to uso the inner harbour, and the Tocal situation is otherwise' peaceful, The military party, it Is believed, has returned to Welhsien—Reuter, Japanese naval aircraft yesterday continued to harass Chinese troops felling back on Nanking from various points of the lower Yangtze. Delta, Chinese concentrations at Tanyang ud Chinkiang, on the banks of the Grand Canal, were repeatedly bomba naval spokesman announced yesterday afternoon, Junk fleets. Joaded with troops and military supplies, also provided objectives for aerial attacks, he said.

Chinese troops gathered at Kwang-teh. west of Changshing, Ningkuo, fon the Nanking-Nanchang Railway, and Ishing, on the western bank of Lake Tals' were attacked. Similar operations' were carried out. or Saturday, two military trains being blown up at Ningkuo, the spokesman asserted, Junk fleets plying between Chin-fong, Tanyang and Wutsin, as well fas those anchored at these points were similarly bombed Saturday. the ameer said,

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