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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1. 1988.

CHINESE ADMIT RETREATER

FROM SIENNING

Chungshan, To-day.

The Chinese abandonment of Sienning, on the Can- ton-Hankow Railway to the South of Hankow, after severe fighting is admitted in military reports received here. Fierce fighting is now raging at Tingszekiao, a strategic point 13 kilometres from Sienning, between a Japanese infantry, cavalry and ar tillery force of 5,000 men and Chinese troops. The Japanese are supported in their offensive by squadrons of bombing planes.

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Entrenched in the hilly regions around Tingszekiao, the Chinese are offering a stout resistance. The morale of the Chinese composed of crack troops is said to be high.

Whilst these Chinese troops are checking the Japanese advance along the railway, other Chinese units are launching a flanking movement to the east of the railway. The latter have recaptured Lungkang,, London, To-day.southwest of Yangsin and are press- Most of the exhibits at the ing vigorously on Intanpu and Glasgow Empire Exhibition, which Yangsin. Fighting has broken out in the outskirts of these two closed on Saturday with a record towns. day attendance of 364,902, bring- ing the total of visitors to On the north bank of the river, 12,593,332, are in process of being dismantled.

HEAVY LOSSES,

the Japanese met with severe re- verses yesterday while driving to- wards Anlu and Pinglin, northwest of the A few will be retained, including of Hankow, to the west. the Fitter Britain Exhibit of the Peiping-Hankow Railway.

While Chinese artillery units Ministry of Health, which will be shown in London before touring sprayed intense fire at them along. the Anlu-Pinglin highway, crack the provinces.

It includes many impressive fea- Chinese infantry attacked them

· tures, 'in which models and films from the west., The Japanese were are ingeniously employed to dia-cut into. isolated units,.,suffering play what is being done to improve heavy losses, Central News... physical fitness, to rebuild slums

and to illustrate the nutritive value COUNTER-ATTACK

of certain food.--British -Wireless. ON WEST RIVER

Surprise

Wuchow,, To-day

Chinese forces launched a deter-

For M.P.Smined counter-offensive on Sam-

London, To-day.

A gas-proof room for emer......... gency is one of the surprises awaiting Members of the House of Commons and Peers when they return to Parliament to day.

Sir Philip Sassoon, First Commissioner of Works, has been busy during the recess with an extensive programme of general "modernising" refurnishing-Reuter.

and

PASSENGER TRAIN

ATTACKED

Changsha, To-day,

Three Japanese planes bombed

ahui and Hohow on the West River yesterday afternoon,

According to reliable reports, the Japanese force invading points southwest of Samshui and Hohow comprise ronins and irregulars directed by Japanese officers.

The Japanese column advancing northward from Canton on the Tsungfa-Yungyun highway suffer- ed a reverse at Leunghowhu, about 27 kilometres northeast of Tsungfa. Japanese pushing Inland from Wangmoon are encountering, stiff resistance from Chinese militia units.

It is learned that about 10,000 Japanese reservists have arrived at Amoy and are proceeding to the Kwangtung coast to reinforce their troops, -

Two Japanese planes again raid-

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