CHINESE WARFARE
NANKING FORCES COMMENCE A DRIVE ...209,000 NATIONALIST TROOPS TAKING PART. EXPLOSION OF A MAGAZINE. [By Cable — Press Assn. — CopyrlghtJ (Received 9, 12.40 p.m.) Shanghai, Dec. 8. The Nanking forces, having consolidated their position in the Nan-king-Wuhan area, are commencing a drive against the North. Official Nationalist reports state that 200,000 Nationalist troops are participating from the Yangtsze Valley, aiming at co-operation with Feng-Puh-siang and flanking through the Shansi province. A Nationalist powder magazine on the outskirts of Shanghai mysteriously exploded. It is officially attributed to Northern spies. There were 20 castualties.—(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 9 December 1927, Page 5
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95CHINESE WARFARE Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 9 December 1927, Page 5
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