Chungking, Oct. 29. One recapturing strategic points in the outer defences of Nanning, the most important highway city in southern Kwangse, the result of the Chinese general offensive is that the front of the Chinese vanguard is already in the outskirts of Nanning city whose fall is said to be imminent; according td Chinese field despatches reaching Chungking from the south Kwangsi front.
The Chinese forces in south Kwangsi, which launched a general offensive on October 23, are closing in on Nanning from all directions. A Chinese column from Pingyang has moved southward along the highway attacking Santang, ten miles to the north of Nanning. To the east of Nanning, a Chinese column attacked from Tsien Tan-yn while to the west of Nanning Chinese troops $900 have occupied Shihpu.
Supported by aircraft and artillery Japanese forces launched a vigorous counter-attack on October 25 along the Wuming to Nanning highway. but these attacks failed to stem the Chinese. ce. ma Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Premier Mussolini. reached a complete understanding on all topics discussed in their meeting yesterday at Florence, it was announced officially.
"Il Duce and the Fuehrer held a conversation lasting several hours which, in the spirit of the treaty of alliance between the two nations, was held án the most cordia] manner and demonstrated complete identity of view on all present problems," said an official communique, Count Galeazzo Ciano and Herr Joaquim Von Ribbentrop, Foreign "Ministers, respectively "of Italy and were present.
Chancellor Hitler and Premier. Mussolini began their conversations about 11 a.m. and ended them shortly before 2 p.m. After the conference entes both olg litel; Chief of the German Reuter. rar High Command, ate lunch together.
Indian Prisoner to Be Elected Unopposed Dacca, Oct. 29.
Chandra Boee, at present—being detained under the Defence of India regulations, will be declared elected 40 unopposed in the Tuesday by-election forthe Central Legislative Assembly. a general 8 ye against the Japanese forces out in the Lungchow area, An attack on Lungchow, a strategic city on the French Ind border, was launched on the night of October 27, After night-long desperate fighting. Chinese troops completely occupied Lungchow city at 530 am.
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