POSITIONS REGAINED
Chinese Forces In East (-Received October 6. 10.55 p.m.) CHUNGKING, October u. - Chinese forces in east China have reestablished their positions in the IlanffchowiNan'king area along the southern banks of the Yangtse River with the recapture of Fanchang, 20 miles southwest of Wuhu. e The Japanese forces in the Hsuancheng sector, 80 miles south of Nanking, began a general retreat after a battle in which they suffered considerable casualties, says the Associated Press. Chinese guerrillas operating behind the . enemy lines are busily interfering . with the movement of troops and supplies. The Japanese have also suffered a setback in central China, where the Chinese have recaptured Jenkang, on the eastern shore of the Fu River. The Japanese suffered 800 casualties. The Japanese Air Force was out in great strength yesterday attacking Kweiling and ‘Shiukwan. .
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 10, 7 October 1943, Page 5
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135POSITIONS REGAINED Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 10, 7 October 1943, Page 5
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