Shanghai, Nov. 21.
After occupying Kashing on Friday, Japanese troops operating from Hong chow Bay now are following the Chinese toward Nanking despite the severe handicaps offered by muddy roads and fields, stated a communique issued at 6 o'clocle yesterday evening. by the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Fores in. Shanghai, Chinese casualties in the hostilities in the western Shanghai area up to the fall of Soochow were 50,000 dead find at Toast 150,000 wounded, the communique said. Hostilities in this! aren on and afer November 17, up. {o the capture of Soochow, have been. oMcially designated as the "Battle east of Lake Taihu," according to the Booty captured by the Japanese In this fighting, said the communique, included 18" regimental. flags, more than 100 guns of various types, and great quantity of military equipment
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