WAR IN CHINA.
JAPANESE CLAIM SUCCESS.
CHINESE PLAN FRUSTRATED
(United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.50 a.m.) „ TOKIO', December 4.
The Japanese completely occupied the Chiukiaing delta and captured a position eight miles south of Fatshan. A communique claims that this means outing off Chiang Kai-shek’s munition supplies and eliminating the Chinese attempt to counter-attack on Canton.
JAPANESE ADVANCE OPPOSED.
TOKIO, December 2
The Hong Kong correspondent of “The Times” says that refugees distrust reports of the Japanese retirement from the Hong Kong border, for which reason they hesitate to return to their homes.
The Japanese face opposition in South Shansi, which threatens to hold up their drive toward Sian. Traffic on the Lunghai railway, .which has been ithe Japanese objective for months past, has not yet been stopped. A quarter of a million Chinese oppose the Japanese advance in North (Honau.
A message from Chungking says Japanese aeroplanes made two bombing raids on Kweilin, killing 5000.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 47, 5 December 1938, Page 5
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