Tokyo, Nov. 22.
Japanese forces in southern Hopei and Shansi province are hunting for munitions hidden by retreating Chinese troops, according to a War Office communique issued here today The statement said 68 cases of hand grenades, 5,825 rounds of rife ammunition, a large number of rifles. pistols and a cache of uniforms and barbed wires were discovered near the railway zone between Shihchiachwang and Taiyuan on November 12.
About 1,000 Chinese guerillas were killed by Japanese forces at Tung-chang, 100 kilometres west of Tsinan, the capital of Shantung province, the communique claimed. Two howie nine machine guns and 800 rifes were captured.—Domei. tions will take place in Berlin tonight under the direction of the Propaganda inister, Dr. Paul Goebbels.—Havas.
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