The Archive · 1939

Chungking Population

Reaches 344,000

Chungking, Feb. 12

'The' present population of Chung-King totals 344,000, according to off cial census figures. "These do not in clude the personnel of Government 'Tux famous Red Spears Society in Shantung has come to life again in recent battle with the Japanese in the districts of Hanchun and Anchiakou, Kiangst province, says a Chinese message to the "Sin Wan Pao." When' the Japanese attempted to Advance upon the two districts on February 3, the Red Spears voluntarily Joined hands with the Chinese mobile units and succeeded in re~ ing the invaders

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