Chungking Admits Nanning Recapture Fall of Nanning Chinese Objective Chungking, Nov. 28.
Capture of the city of Nanning, former capital of Kwangsi, by the Japanese was officially admitted by the Chinese for the first time tod "The veity, the Chinese military spokesman' declared at a press cot ference this afternoon, fell on Sun-@ay, and the Chinese and Japanese forces were at present opposing each other in the hills approximately 20 80 kilometres north and north-ast of Nanning.
"Japanese vanguards, the spokesman asserted, crossed the Vu river on November 22, after which Japanese troops reached the outskirts of Nanning the following day.
After daylong ighting on Novem~ ber 25, he continued, the Japanese fccupled the provincial capital on November 28 The Chinese withdrew to positions north and north-east of Nanning, but, the spokesman added, Chinese forces along the highway from Nanning. to Pakhoi continued {o harass the Japan-cere. Year, Counter-offensive Threatened on the north Leone Ed i Vu Chungking, Dec. 4.
Chinese infantry and artillery units are rapidly" taking up positions in unthorn Kwangsi, in preparation for a large-scale offensive to. recapture Nanning. according to latest Chinese Prior to launching the main offend sive, the Chinese force are at present reported to be making preliminary Jatiaeks against the Japanese flanks and is reported -that_one Chinese column has already reached the out-Skirts of Fancheng, while another unit attacking Yamchow, after having cut the highway between Nanning 1d. Yamehow.
Japanese aircraft yesterday continued their aids on "Kwangs! cities, both Pingyang and. Liuchow being,
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