NEW JAPANESE DRIVE
CHUNGKING THE OBJECTIVE TROOP MOVEMENTS REPORTED Chungking, June 29. A fresh Japanese drive on the western Hupeh gateway to Chungking is indicated, according to intelligence reports. Important Japanese bases at Nanking, Hanchow and Sinyang are believed to be focal points for the new drive. Spies have also reported the transfer of enemy troops around Hankow. Authorities declare that the Chinese are prepared for any eventuality.—P.A.
Chinese troops drove back the Japanese north-east of Hangkow, killing and wounding 400, says the Associated Press of America. The Chinese also sank three steam launches and ten junks and seized a quantity of military supplies near the east China coast.. —P.A.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 30 June 1943, Page 5
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