Reds Getting Closer to Canton
Received Tuesdav. 1 a.m. TTONG TtONG, Oct. 10. Gcneral Ghenkeng's Communist forces, striking" down the Canton-) Hankow railwav, reached Lienkiangkou, RO miles north of Canton, between Yinktak and Tsingvtlan. A Chinese Natioualist militarv spokesmnn admitted tonight that all important places along the IIengyang-Y"ingtak stretch of railwav had lmen ocenpipd bv the Communists. In a fmal attempt to bait Chengkeng's sonthward drivp on Canton, the Nationalists are t ransferring troops from Hainan Island and Swatow. o Tsingyuan. I
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 October 1949, Page 5
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