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Kweilin, To-day. Fighting has been carried to the neighbourhood of Nan- ning.
On the Nanning-Wuming highway. the Chinese are nearing Santang, eight miles north of Nanning, while on the
Nanning-Pinyang highway they have advanced approximately 12 miles.
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besides the usual leaves, mobilised members will be granted special leaves Military circles attach importance for participating in important parlia- to the recapture of the strategic pass.mentary debates if their units are not Kunlungkwan, gateway to Nan- actually engaged in military action ning from the northeast. Extreme-when the debate takes place.--Havas. ly heavy casualties were suffered by both sides.
Japanese aircraft subjected the Chinese to terrific bombardment in ef- forts to halt their advance, without
success.
Considerable Japanese military equipment has been captured. A Cen- tral News correspondent visiting the front saw captured Japanese machine- guns.
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Kwong Chow Wan, To-day. Nine "unidentified" planes flew over French territory yesterday morning near Chekan, about half an hour's journey by bus from Kwong Chow Wan.
Bombs were dropped in the neighbourhood of Chekan inside Kwang Chow Wan territory, and several fell on the beach. There were, fortunately,
casualties and very slight damage was done.
The machines are believed have been Japanese.
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French official quarters are luctant to discuss the incident,
but it was learned this morning that the matter "is being taken up with the country to which the planes belonged."
The bombing took place short- ly after 10.30 a.m.-Our Own Correspondent.
Kwong Chow Wan, To-day. Japanese troops along the Nanning-Pingyang Highway, north-east of Nanning, are re- treating on Nanning, according to latest Chinese reports from the.. interior.
Several Japanese outposts have been cut off from the main army and are isolated in valleys north- east of Nanning.
Severe fighting continued
All
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Latest Chinese official message
reads," enemy fleeing with our troops in pursuit."
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