The Archive · 1939

Chinese Beaten in Kiangsi

Hankow, May 3.

A Japanese detachment mopping up Chinese troop remnants south of Nanchang routed several hundred at Chingkwanling, 30 kilometres south Of the Kiangsi capital, according to a field dispatch received last night.

The Chinese left 110 dead, three Czech machine guns, 30 rifles and 5,000 rounds of rifle ammunition.

"Uniforms of the dead showed that they belonged to the 105th and the reserve 9th Divisions, which suffered a disastrous defeat in the fighting which preceded the occupation of Nanchang.—Domei.

Raid in S.E. Shansi A Japanese Army Air Base, May 3.

A Japanese army air unit raided areas. around - Kuhsienchen, seven north-west of. Luan in -eastern Shansi, on Monday and bombed obj

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