Hongkong, Nov. 24.
Japanese troops were engaged vigorous mopping-up drive along the Canton-Hankow Railway north-west of Canton, according to a Chinese report from Shiukwan, Japanese forces "were attacking from Hwahsien and Lungshan on the cast, while other units advanced from Sanshui and Lupao, west of the railway.
The dispatch admitted that Japanese, forces, heavily reinforced, were making gains.
'Another Chinese message from Shiuhing reported that severe Aghtinis had been in progress since November 21 near Lupao, where the Japanese Sdvanced from' Sanshul, Fighting raged all day on November 21 and after a lull during the night, the drive was resumed by the Japan= in the morning of November 22, according to the dispatch.
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