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Kirin May
Fall to
Red Force
NANKING, Nov. 2 (A.A.P.-
. Reuter).
Communist, artillery around
Kirin is playing havoc with the
Government's asr communications
as they continue Cheir ceaseless
attack on the main aerodrome.
Government reports from Muk- :
den state Government com- j
manders in Changchun are vain
ly attempting to strengthen the I
Kirin. garrison with airborne j
troops as Communist forces con
tinue to infiltrate Into the out
skirts of the city from the south
and south-west.
Meanwhile Government troops-
striking north from Szepingkai,
along the Changchun-Mukden
railway, have reached Kuochia-
tieri and are continuing their ad
vance. . ;
Inside the Great .Wall, National
ists are reported to be carrying out
large-scale mopping up operations
along both sides of the Lunghai
railway. ' >
; Bitter street fighting ' is in pro
gress since Communist .troops
forced an entry . into- the city of
Yulln. '
Government military . head
| quarters at Nanking 'refuse to
comment on the Communist cap
ture of the city.
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