Tokyo, Nov. 5.
Chinese casualties during the South China hostilities total no less than 20000 and of these 6,370 were counted abandoned on various fields of battle, it was disclosed: today in an official communique issued by the army press section of Imperial General Headquarters here.
Two-hundred and sixly-six prisoners, the communique added, were taken by the Japanese forces.
The announcement also revealed} that the Japanese forces have captured nearly all of the important points in the sectors around Canton.
Booty taken by the Japanese, according to the communique, included 36 tanks, 150 motor cars, 81 guns mounted at various fortresses, 38 mountain guns, about 50 light artillery guns, trench mortars and antitank guns, 92 machine guns, 3,350 rounds of ammunition of various types and a large number of rifles and rifle ammunition.
Regarding the Japanese casualties, the communique revealed that only 77 Japanese were killed during the engagements in the Canton sector.
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