Returning the fire with their arms, Japanese succeeded in holding the ese at bay. When a man, who seemed to be the leader of the irregulars was downed by a shot fired by Mx. Nakamura, they fled, the papers said.
At the sound of the firing the dainese garrison at Kungchenkiao, south of Tangsichen, rushed to the scene of the fighting but arrived too late to engage the guerillas.
Three of the four Japanese were seriously wounded, Mr. Nakamura in the abdomen, Mr. Koike in the head, and Mr. Murakami at six different places. All will live.
Mx. Mori alone escaped with abrasions and bruises. They were all treated at a Japanese hospital at Hangchow before being brought here.
Opinion was divided among the victims of the attack as to whether the Chinese were local guerillas or stragglers of the 73rd Chinese Army division, the newspapers said Yugoslav Government
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