NINGYUAN CAPTURED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21548, 30 October 1944, Page 3

NINGYUAN CAPTURED

SAFEGUARDING FLANK CHUNGKING, Oct. 27. The Japanese, alter a drive from Kiyang covering 60 miles in eight days, captured Ningyuan, an important communications centre 110 miles east of Kweilin, says a Chinese communique. Fighting is progressing south of Ningyuan. The Japanese object was to safeguard the left flank of the Rwangsi jpffensive as the Chinese jabbed at the right flank. The Japanese brought up reinforce ments in an attempt to break the deadlock around Pingnam. The Chinese gained 10 miles southward in the recent move against the Japanese right flank from recently captured Sinning, 90 miles north of Kweilin. . The Chinese Army spokesman said the Chinese were hoping to interfere with the Japanese communications along the Hunan- Kwangai railway. The Chinese are attacking from th_ west towards Paoching, 150 miles north of Kweilin, and one of the principal points guarumg the right flank of the Japanese advance against Kweilin, which was virtually stopped about 20 miles north of Kweilin.