Hongkong, Feb. 2 The Japanese offensive north-east of Nanning gained momentum today fas a Japanese column, which crossed the Walkong River, 50 miles east of Nanning, yesterday, pushed the Chinese front line back, Japanese reports said today.
'Another Japanese column along the oft bank of the Watkong River dis lodged the Chinese 76th Division 30 miles south of Pingyang. where' the Chinese abandoned 700 dead, the reports, Japanese army aircraft strafed a Chinese column advancing southwards 15 miles south of Pingyang, where six "Chinese tanks were destroyed, according to the reports—United Press Troops Hombed A Japanese Air Base, Feb. 2 Japanese army fliers on Wednesday attacked, 1,800 troops in the vicinity of Wuming, north of Nanning" southern Kwangst.
Another group of planes dispersed 10,000 Chinese troops equipped with trucks andi gun carriages, which were advancing southward from Pinyang Spotting several divisions massing at Kaotienny and Chiutang, east of Pingyang, the raiders put them to rout and demolished their artillery
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