The Archive · 1940

Near Nanning

Chinese Encircled — Japanese Claim Success In Pincer Drive

Canton, Apr. 3.

Encircled by Japanese units in the area north of Shangsze, 80 kilometres south of Nanning on Sunday, one Chinese Division was facing annihilation as the Japanese gradually tightened their cordon, a field dispatch reaching here last night said.

Japanese units occupied the walled town of Seelohsien in south-western Kwangsi on Sunday morning before advancing to the north-east to strike. the Chinese force north of Shangsze, the report added.—Domei.

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