WAR IN CHINA
PEACE CONDITIONS DENIED
The following Cablegram ,was received by the Chinese Consul from Nanking last night:— ■ . . The spokesman-,of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically denied a report from London that the Japanese Government had communicated to General ChiangKai-shek six conditions as a basis of peace.
To avoid international complications, the lone battalion was ordered to evacuate the warehouse last night. The withdrawal was preceded by heavy fighting lasting the whole day. There were few Chinese casualties. The battalion' commander, interviewed, declared that the troops are in excellent spirit, and that there were sufficient provisions and ammunition for.a long stay. ■ ■-- , There was fierce fighting on the western front along Soochow Creek, Eighty Japanese soldiers who crossed the creek behind a smoke-screen were ; successfully, repulsed with 50 Japanese ■ casualties.
The Consul; received the following cablegram this morning:-— ■ Japanese units succeeded in crossing Soochow Creek at two points in the western area.' Chinese infantry counterattacked, and drove.the enemy back, inflicting heavy losses. The Chinese anti-aircraft guns south of Soochow Creek seriously hampered the activities of the Japanese planes.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 107, 2 November 1937, Page 10
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178WAR IN CHINA Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 107, 2 November 1937, Page 10
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