CHINESE STATEMENT ON SWATOW
CHUNGKING, TO:DAY.
FRONTIER INCIDENTS:
SOVIET VERSION
MOSCOW, TO-DAY. THE REASON, FOR THE
INCIDENTS ON THE MONGO- WITHDRAWAL OF THE CHIN-LIAN FRONTIER ARE DEALT ESE FROM SWATOW WAS EX-WITH IN A REPORT BY THE PLAINED BY A MILITARY GENERAL STAFF OF THE OUT- SPOKESMAN. AT A PRESS CON- FERENCE YESTERDAY.
The Japanese armaments being so superior to the Chinese together with the strategical position, gave the Japanese such an advantage that it was impossible for the Chinese to hold the town.
·ER MONGOLEAN TROOPS, PU- BLISHED BY THE OFFICIAL RUSSIAN NEWS AGENCY “TASS” LAST EVENING:
of of
and
a new attack on the territory
"On June 27, the Japanese made
Outer Mongolia, at a distance 120 kilometres from the frontier.
"Eighty Japanese bombers The flat country around Swatow 30 pursuit 'planes took part in the enabled the Japanese to make the raid. In the course of a short bat- most efficient use of modern artil-tle with Soviet Russian-Outer Mon- lery which the Chinese were unable golian Planes, seven Japanese ma- to silence with the old fortress guns chines, among them two bombers, at their disposal.
were shot down
In addition, the Chinese were ex- posed to attacks from land and sea for, in order not to interfere with shipping in the harbour, Swatow was not closed with the boom which had been held in readiness and the Japanese were, therefore, able to land about 1,000 sailors and several formations of troops to attacks the Chinese defenders from the rear.
Apart from the troops which reached Swatow from the sea, the Japanese employed about 10,000 men in the operations against Swa- tow.
The military spokesman again emphasised that, as has always been maintained in Chinese quarters, the
LOSSES ADMITTED
"Six Soviet Russian-Outer Mon- golian machines did not return to base, but are still being
their
searched for.
ed in dropping a few bombs which, "The Japanese bombers succeed- however, did but little damage. Two five persons received slight injur- houses were slightly damaged and
ies."-Trans-Ocean,
occupation of Swatow did not affect the military situation. Trans- Ocean.
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