WAR IN CHINA

Grey River Argus, 2 December 1943, Page 5

WAR IN CHINA

ENEMY ENTERS CHANGTEH. [Aust, & N.Z. Press Assn.] CHUNGKING, Nov. 30. A Chinese communique states: Japanese forces have entered Changten. They made their entry to the city t on Monday afternoon through the east and north gates under cover of an artillery and aerial bombardment. The Chinese garrison is continuing resistance in hand-to-hand street fighting. Casualties are high on both sides. The communique adds that fresh Chinese troops are rapidly closing in on the Japanese in the Cnangteh area. Chinese planes are giving the defenders effective assistance, sinking a number of enemy river craft and strafing enemy concentrations. Worse Chinese Outlook ENEMY PINCER MOVE INDICATED (Rec. 11.40) CHUNGKING. Dec. 1. The enemy has made his first entry into China’s vital Rice Bowl city, Changteh. This has opened up the prospect of a pincers movement on Changsha from Changteh and Yochow. The situation took a turn for the worse just as it looked as if the battered defenders of Changteh might succeed in breaking the siege of the city. CHINESE CAPTURES. (Rec. 12.10.) LONDON, Dec. 1. A Chinese communique states:— Chinese recaptured Taoyuan, sixteen miles south-west of Changteh, and occupied Shihmen, forty miles north-west of Changteh. The communiaue says: Changteh is still firmly in Chinese hands. Chinese are operatino- behind Japanese forces moving against Changteh. Several strategic points north of the Japanese held centres of Lihsien and Tsingshih have been taken by Chinese forces.