Chungking, July. 17, The number of engagements fought with the Japanese in the first hal€ of July and claims of casualties Micted and arms captured during the sume period are set out in an official communique Issued by the Chinese military authorities here today. 'The communique states:—"For the first half of the month of July, there were 226 engagements between the Chinese and' Japanese forces on various fronts, In which the Chinese inflicted on the Japanese casualties totalling 16,805 killed.
'The Chinese also captured 700 rifles, eight machine-guns, four field guns, destroyed nineteen' tanks and Armoured cars, sank six Japanese Warships, destroyed 51 kilometres. of railway tracks and destroyed highways totalling 147 kilometres." Reuter.
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