The Archive · 1939

Battle Near Nanning

Chungking, Dec. 7.

"Intense fighting is continuing te the north and north-east of Nanning," state Chinese dispatches received here today. Japanese artillery and aircraft at Nanning, they add, are subjecting the Chinese positions to continuous bombardment, The Chinese and Japanese forces are said to be facing each other on Brecher the highways from Nanning to Ping-for her. At the embassy she meets Barry career man in the U. S. service. They return home and are married on the high yang and Wuming, Japanese forces on the highway to Wuming, north of Nanning, are reported to have been driven out of which they are said to have occupied a few days ago.

The Chinese right wing is said to be attacking Kweitai, north of Fan-cheng, "in an attempt to threaten the Japanese rear."

Japanese aircraft, according to Chinese dispatches, yesterday morning twice raided Chienkiang, north of Pingyang, "in an effort to check the flow of Chinese reinforcements and supplies from reaching the Pingyang front, north-east of Nanning.""—

Reuter, Kwangsi City Bombed Hongkong, Dec, 7.

Japanese aeroplanes made two attacks on Chienkiang in Kwangs province yesterday morning, dropping: a number of bombs on militar; establishments, according to a Central News Agency report from Kweilin today.

Another air unit raided Kweipine at the confluence of the Watkiang and Liukiang Rivers at about o'clock yesterday afternoon, the message said. Hingyeh and Mosur were severely bombed by the same unit—Domei.

Chinese Troops Attacked "When there's villainy of the blackest Des 2 Cha Laughton wil a les mo wi oblige. Yesterday at the Grand Theatre he obliged Shanghailanders ite well when he dark and Canton, Dec, 7.

A surprise attack on 1,500 Chinest troops north-west of Fahsien and west of the Canton-Hankow Railway wa: launched on Wednesday by Japanest forces, After the engagement, Japanese troops found 500 Chinese dead or the battlefield. A number of prisoners and arms were captured, The Chinese troops belonged to the 919i! and 920th regiments of the 154th divi sion, Launching a surprise raid, Japanese detachment crushed more than 1,000 troops of the 152nd anc 154th Divisions in a hilly region nort! of Shiblinghsu, south-east of Fuyur and north of Canton, according t field dispatches reaching here.

The Chinese left 200 killed and 2 large quantity of arms and ammunition, Waiting near the route of retreat north of Shiblinghsu, another detachment trapped 600 troops and scattered them with large losses. The Chinese abandoned 250 dead—Domei Fighting in Shansi des area, he is a sort of Fengellan, the squire of a Serv and Hyde, Outwardly a model of propriety, at heart he is a and, in reality, he is the leader of a bloodthirsty band of ship-3 to whom the word "prisoner" Naturally his villainies in melodramatic style and a well-deserved fate. This for Mr. Laughton and Chungking, Dec. 7.

Japanese forces in south-east Shansi have once more launched an attack on Chinese positions in the Chungtiaoshan mountains, according to latest Chinese field dispatches, The Japanese advanced in two columns, it is stated, one column attacking Makou, north-east of Hsia-hien, while the other unit concentrated on Chiushuitcu, Despite Japanese artillery and aerial bombardment," the reports claim, "the Chinese torces managed 19 how on to their positions."

Fighting is said to be continuing unabated, in spite of the bitterly cold weather.—Reuter,

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