FIVE THOUSAND CAPTURED.
CHINESE NATIONALIST FORCES LOSE HEAVILY. (tiemu mass »bbocl»tio»—>t ei.*ctbio nuntn coftwoht.) SHANGHAI. September 25. A serious blow has been dealt to the National forces operating against the rebel general, Chang Fa-kwei, in the vicinity of Ichang, on the upper Vangtse-kiang, resulting in the capture of two river transports and 5000 National troops. Three steamers laden with troops were dispatched up-river. They encountered heavy shell fire from the rebels, resulting in fifty Nationalists being killed and several hundred being wounded. One vessel escaped.—Australian Press Association.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19734, 26 September 1929, Page 9
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