CHINA MAIL Supplement
BELEAGUERED NANKING
Armoured columns, mounted troops, heavily-burdened sol- diery and the clatter of gun
carriages are commonplace in Nan- king today, as Com- munist forces move closer to the capital. All is quiet as these troops on wiry ponies patrol the icy streets. but they are likely to have sterner duties soon. (All photos shown are from Asso- ciated, Press.)
Chinese Air Force pilots flying bombing missions from Nan-
king relax in their headquarters.
Forgetting the grim struggle, the rough roads frozen by biting winds, the poor food and the hope- lessness of the battle areas, this Nationalist soldier on his way to the North plays happily with a baby in
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Pukow.
As troops entrain for the battle zone, refugees en route to the South stream in constant procession towards the relative safety of Nanking, from where they will move further as soon as transport is avail- able.
Nationalist soldiers leave Pukow railway station on their way North to reinforce Government troops facing the Communist armies.
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