Hankow, Nov. 3.
Authoritative Japanese' military, sources dismissed as a "brazen lic" the Chungking claim of the recapture fof Ichang, important Western Hupeh city on the Yangtze.
The Chungking radio in claiming the recapture of Ichang said that Chinese troops "had smashed was" Into Nanning, Kwangsi province, and Shaohing, Cheking province, Which the Japanese evacuated last week. 95 the High Command tad decided that further occupation these points was "meaningless."—Domei Shansi Reds Attacked Taiyuan, Nov. 3.
Four Japanese detachments at dawn fon Thursday commenced operations the mopping-up of 3,000 communist bandit troops stationed in the surrounding area of Miyuchen, in the Lienehih mountains, 100 kilometres north of Taiyuan, in Shansi province, and inflicted losses totalling 108 dead.
One of the detachments. proceeded north and reached Fenkowchen, 23 kilometres south-east of Miyuchen, while another detachment, driving. from the south-west, reached a point eight kilometres north-west of Fenkowehen.
On the other hand, rapidly pressing close to the base of communist troops in the southward drive, another detachment on Saturday reduced Miyuchen.
Yel another detachment, after con-Uinuing its march through the plains, 10 kilometres north-east of Miyuchen, crushed an arsenal in the neighbourhood of Mtiyuchen—Domel.
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