Action Deferred on Repeal Repercussions Investigated Serious Japanese Losses Washington, Feb. 14.
London, Feb. 13.
Japanese troops in Kwangsi lost no Jess than 9,400 men in three days of fighting, the Chinese Embassy here reported today, quoting a telegram from the Chungking Home Ministry.
"According to military despatches received from Kwangsi," the telegram stated, "it is clear that as a result of a fierce counter-offensive begun last Friday, Chinese forces have dealt the enemy an exceedingly severe blow.
"No fewer than 4,400 Japanese were wiped out during three days of sanguinary fighting near Shanglin, the Chinese retaking the territory between Shanglin and Pingyang.
"In the Wuning sector," the telegram added, "the Japanese were rolled back ten miles southward after 5,000 men were killed.
"Chinese troops are continuing to attack," it concluded.—Havas,
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