Rebuilt Pengpu, Anhvel, Mar. 13.
Reopening of ihe. TientaitrPurow oilway biiage, spanning the Hwval iver, was marked by a celebration Sepanese military authorities and Chinese omits in tu" open area the southern Danke of the river: Une retenstruction unit of the Japan ext Ministry of oilways, began eng fSeering work On the bridge October: and completed the task on Northern Kiangsu News Items Sutsien was captured by the Jap anese on November 22, 1938. On December 2 and 3, Chinese soldiers made a counter attack on the city. They inflicted a considerable amount of damage on the Japanese, in men and equipment, but did not succeed capturing. the city, No further counter attacks have been made, but Chinese soldiers have been, and are now (February 27), within five miles of the ily, on the north and cast Most of the Chinese soldiers are the east side of the Grand Canal, while Sutsien City is on the wert "The Chinese forces near the cit include various groups: Central Government troops. Kiangsu provin-clot troops, guerillas and bandits. Though their artillery and mechanical equipment are hardly suffelent for offensive purposes, they have shown formidable powers of defence. The 57th Division is generally considered about the best trained and best equipped in this part of Kiangsu, Though nearly three months have passed since Sutsien wns captured, it continues to be the front line. Those who have had experience know what this means, The gates of the outer wall of the city are closely guarded, and no one is allowed to enter or eave the city. In some respects, the regulations are more rigid now than formerly. For a. time, persons with Good Citizen tags were allowed to come and go, but they have not been able to do' so for several weeks. Once in five days, those having tags may enter the city, but they cannot come out again wuder any. circum stances, they are held as. prisoners until some change comes, In the earlier stages of the ococcupation, "Americans could pose through the gates, but they cannot past now, Ever since the coming. in of the present regime, the five 'American' mbsionarics at Sutsien have been living in their south com pound, outside the city, where they have a refugee camp. The entrance to this compound is only 60 yards from the south gate of the city. There fare machine gun nests close by and the compound is surrounded by them fon three sides, On dark, cloudy nights, It Is customary to do a great deal of spasmodic and random firing, to frighten any Chinese soldiers "who may happen to be lurking in the neighbouring countryside, Frequently artillery in. the city joins in the chorus, also hand grenades at various places, Those who complain of the nocturnal noises of Shanwhal_ should ry sleeping in this compound,
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