NATIONALIST CLAIMS
GAINS IN CENTRAL CHINA Rec. 11.45 p.m. NANKING Dec. 10: • Although Nationalist communiques from Central China claimed an overwhelming success over General Liu Pew Cheng’s Communists on the Peip-ing-Hankow railway near Luilin, General Pai Chung Hsi, Minister of National Defence and Commander-in-Chief of Nationalist forces in Central China, sounded a grave warning of the rapidly-growing Communist menace “China is facing the most critical ‘ situation of her history and the country must mobilise her entire popv' ition to suppress the Communist rebellion,” said Pai. . " All Chinese newspapers in Nanking to ’ay lauded the Government victory in the west. They said Nationalist forces had completely annihilated one Communist division after bitter fighting near- Luilin. Nationalists claim that more than 2000 Communists surrendered. . Despatches from Kaifeng report bitter fighting in the city of Shankow following heavy attacks launched by Communist forces estimated to number 20,000.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26641, 11 December 1947, Page 7
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