THE WAR IN CHINA
BODIES OF AMAZONS FOUND IN RIVER BELIEVED KILLED IN BATTLE TOKIO, May 25. It is reported that the Japanese found in the Kwei River in Anhwei the bodies of 300 young Chinese girls, members of the Orchid Society, who joined up with the Chinese guerrilla troops, and are believed to have been killed in a recent battle.
The Emperor conveyed to the Hsuchow commanders gratification at their brilliant victory over a numerically superior enemy.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23511, 27 May 1938, Page 9
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