NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE CAN SAVE SHANGHAI.
Received Wednesday, 8.40 p.m. LONDON, March 16. Chinese news received in ofificial quarters. indicate that the Cantonese are making a four-fold advahce on Nanking in order to sever rail- ! way communication with Peking. Th "Daily Experss" deelares that ' nothing short of a miracle can prevent Nanking and Shanghai falling into the hands of the Southerners. The northern forces suffered heavy casualties in a surprise attack at Tungli which was the be-* ginning of the Southerners' great drive * on the Nanking-Sunkiang fronts. 'Ten thousand troops are now advaiucing on Sunkiang where only 6500 Northern troops remain. Seven thousand Northerners with a force of White Russians have been rushed across the Yangtse in an attempt to protect Nanking.
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North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 17 March 1927, Page 5
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124NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE CAN SAVE SHANGHAI. North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 17 March 1927, Page 5
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