Namhoi, Dec. 3.
Chinese troops remnants in the west Pearl River delta were being encircled by Japanese forces which crossed Tanchow creek yesterday and lauric a vigorous attack towan the sou! a communique issued here by head: quarters officers of the Japanese Ex-Peditionary Force in South China stated today.
First of Kwangtung cities to return io normal conditions, Namhoi now has a Peace Maintenance Commission and a Japarese language school.
Telephone service was restored at the end of last month. These facilities were destroyed along with other establishments by the Chinese army on the eve of its evacuation.
Since the transportation of arms and ammunition on the Canton-
Kowloon Railway and the West River between Canton and Samshui was disrupted by Japanese forces the Chinese military authorities have been importing supplies from abroad by a new route from the lower section of the river to Chaoching by way of Koming.
The new Japanese campaign was planned to intercept this route and scatter large numbers of Chinese in the river delta—Domei.
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