Canton, Feb. 2.
The Japanese are expecting the severest battle in South China to take place soon, around Kaittin, where the Chinese are putting up the stoutest resistance since the Shanghai war, declared the Japanese military spokesman here last night.
The spokesman broke a long official silence over operations in Kwangsi. He announced that on January 28 an "annihilating campaign" was commenced.
The purpose of the campaign, the spokesman explained, was not the occupation of more towns, but the crushing of Chinese troops around Kuitang, where more than 20 divi-
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