Chungking, Oct. 29.
The Japanese troops which eva nated Nanning yesterday, and umbering about 40,000, "suffered heavy losses when harassed continu ally by Chinese forces which hemmed them in on all sides, it was announced here today.
"A. part of. the defeated Japanese troops seem to be' heading towards the cast.
The Occupation Chungking, Oct. 31.
The dotalls of the Chinese occupa of Nanning. capital of Kwangsi hrevinee and strategic town on. the French Indo-China border, are given in Chinese field despatches. from the "South Kwangs! front, stating: "Chinese vanguards entered Nanning at & pin. on the night of October 20, 'The main body of the Chinese forces pushing southward along the highitays from Pingyang. and. also 'Weming, made a formal entry into' Nonning at 3 am. yesterday, "After the occupation of Nanning Chinese forees crossed the Vu river: and continued their advance southward engaging Japanese forees which were fighting a rearguard—action. Chinese" forces pushing eastward from Lungchow have already effected a junction with the Chinese torees at, Nannnig.
"Meanwhile, a Chinese column. operating cast of the highway to: the south of Nanning, is at present Japanese Burn Bridges Behind Them Tokyo, Oct. 29.
Japanese forces, withdrawing from Nanning' in Kwangst province, burned a bridge be~ hind them today as the eva-nation of the one-time pro cial capital, seized on October 24 last year, was completed, 300 metre-long span crossing the West river to the south of Nanning went up in flames the last rearguard unit with drew in order without encountering any Chinese armed forees—Reuter. moving south-westward towards Yam-chow to which the Japanese. forces fre at present retreating. Japanese forces at Lungchow have withdraven Pingtsiang near the French Indo Ghina border'
The Chinese military spokesman here. this afternoon declared the Nanning and Lungchow areas had teen entirely cleared of Japanese forees. "He added Japanese "forces withdrawing from the Nanning area were boarding transports at Yamehow, while Japanese forces withdrawing Irom Lungchow were entering French Tndo-China and boarding transports at, Haiphong The total strength of the Japanese forces evacuating South Kwangsi is estimated at {wovand-2-half divisions. The spokesman. stated. the total Japanese armed forees in Franch Indo-China og between one and two Sons. There were reports he said, that Sapanese forces from South Kwangst were being sent to Hainan Island.
Questioned if he thought Japanese! forces withdraxen from South Kwangst were to be used for southward expansion operations, the spokesman Foplied: "Ils yet premature to Hate the ultimate destination of these forees:"—Reuter.
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