Chungking, Dec. 14. for three days "The newly-completed railway connecting KweHin, capital of Kwangsi, with Liuchow, a strategic city in Kwangsi, will be formally far passenger and freight traffic 15, according to the "Central Daily News," official organ of the Chinese Government, today.
The news is of particular interest, it is pointed out here, since the new rollway will greatly facilitate the transportation of Chinese troops and supplies Íntg South Kwangsi for the "forthcoming battle at Nanning."
So far, a railway has only been operating between Hengyang and Kweilin, while transportation on the section between Kweilin and Liuchow has been relying on motor-trucks on ber io Attacked by the highway, which is inadequate for transportation of large numbers of troops and supplies.
Tt was originally intended to extend the railway from Liuchow to Nanning ior the purpose of establishing a through-train service to Hanoi, in French Indo-China, Plans, however, sh on December 4 along Communist irregulars, who also dent Pu Railway, were have been frustrated at present on account of the Japanese occupation of Nanning.—Reuter.
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Shots Exchanged as On December 8, sontinued, a regiment che, emeers e Suspects are Halted Division made its appearance near!
An exchange of shots took place at Kintan, north-east of Wutsin on the 4.20 o'clock yesterday in Shanghai-Nanking Railway, but was Zing Chin L, off Canton Road, when repulsed. Dead left behind by a Chinese sergeant attached to the 150.
Louza Station challenged three sus-Picious characters. One of the men opened fire and the sergeant respond-it resorted to infiltration tactics near have been wounded. ed with shots. No one is believed to
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