RAIDS ON KWEILIN
5000 PEOPLE KILLED
LONDON, December 4
A message from Chungking says that Japanese planes made two bombing raids on Kweilin, killing 5000.
SEE-SAW FIGHTING
The foliuwing cablegram was received by the Chinese ConsulateGeneral from Chungking this morning:—
Owing to our counter-attacks, the enemy in Kiangsi, Hupeh, and Hunan Provinces are still on the defensive.
East of Kwangtung fighting continues in the neighbourhood of Tsungfah, Fahyuen, and Samshui. The fighting in these areas has developed into what one may call see-saw fighting, the positions changing hands frequently. The enemy suffered heavy losses.
On the Canton-Kowloon - railway, the enemy, in making use of their superiority in gun fire, forced us to withdraw from the railway line, but our troops are stilL on each side, of the line and are putting up a stubborn resistance and causing heavy losses to the enemy. We recaptured Shumchun, on the Hong Kong border.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 135, 5 December 1938, Page 9
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150RAIDS ON KWEILIN Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 135, 5 December 1938, Page 9
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