The rst report of an alleged Chi-nose victory at Nanning came this morning "from communications sources" in Kwangsi which, ina telegram to Chungking, claimed that the Japanese were sotting fire to all. villages on highways north-east fand north of Nanning, in the vicinity Kunlunewan and Kaotog reepee-Japanese troops on the highways to Pingyang and Wuming, it was ted, were withdrawing, while Japanese troops at Nanning were aso, withdrawing towards Yamehow, fon the sea coast.
'No Japanese troops, it was alleged, were found beyond a' point ten miles from Nanning, thus placing Chinese vanguards in the vicinity of Szotang, north-east of Nanning.
Enquiries at official Chinese quarters here revealed that. they were still awaiting further details from the Kwangsi field headquarters.
"Thay said it was true that Japan exe troops north-east and north of Nanning, had been withdrawing towards Nanning, while there "had been also considerable troop movements at Nanning, but it was not yet ascertainable whether the Japan-Se wore withdrawing towards Yam chow, of the sea coast, or preparing for now military operations in south A Chinese column east of Pingyang, ina counter-attack on Litang and Tachiao, it is stated, has reached the outskirts of Pingyang.
Bad weather conditions, particular ly rain, are at present bringing to standstitt Japanese aerial activities in Squth Kwangsl—Reuter.
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