The Archive · 1940

Chinese Advance

Chungking, Jan, 12.

advance towards Canton by Chinese forces in Kwangtuns province fg reported in a Chinese dispatch received here.

Tt claims that Chinese troops erossed the North River on January 10 at two points and at present are advancing long the railway towards Sinkal, north of Canton, "The report also claims that a Chix nese column is moving towards the Fouth, to the west of the Canton-Trankow® railway. Another Chinese column, reported to be east of the railway, ix said) to have engaged Japanese troops yesterday morning

Chinese forces "vetniy of "Foun province are attack Nanchang railway between 4 and Tehan, according to Chinese reports reaching here.

Taiyuan, Jan. 13.

'A. Japanese detachment crushed about' 400 Chinese stragglers in the vicinity of "Yenkiachwang, 10 kilometres north-east of Tsinhsien in southern Shans! province on Wednes-ay, according to reports reaching, here today.—Domei.

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