'The Japanese. attacks were being delivered north-east and' southewest of the town inthe hope of achieving pincers" movement.
cheerful, stocky regimental com-manger ted me through deep. com tmuniction trenches. "pact Suprort Tines, toon advanced machine-gun Dost which gave a view of the Japa. fsa positions only hundred mete sway.
"THe line here had been static for nestly ale month with the rest Tint Both sides were well dag in "The machine-gun post was a soli, wall" trsbored "aracure, adlording imple protection to its iviates, while the sides of the ridges behind. the line were honeyeorbed with strong ting-outs in which the troops found protection from shells and bombs, The Cress of, theca ow, hile hod been pockrmarked with' shells Dut the Follows were cultivated io the last inch, and' peasants' west working them.
"The peasants" hories have been destroyed by yun," the commander sak Tout who we ure here, they Sontider" themselves safe, and. they Have made dugeouts where they live the untrue ly oe hot in the day timer they work st night, "We range to" give. them notice if it is cur istration la elie, a0 they "Te men here were Kwanest troops, veal capped "with small are: Machine-guna "and." hand: grenades The Wwonchrmortars were Chinesefective. fon two sides of the Mission."
"The speakers introduced themselves as the Rev. E. Ronald Pillow, of the pits and seemed to be the sphere of their activity.
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