Denuded of its population 200,000, Soochow, fell into Japanese hands on Friday' morning, a Dome! correspondent with the Japanese Expeditionary Force reported yester~ day.
'The Twakuma and Sugawara units entered "the northern gate at 630 g'elock in the morning. About four: hours. tater, the Fujii detachment entered the city and immediately proceeded with' a house-to-house earch for snipers.
The task, the Domei correspondent said, was completed the same evening, During the Mghting Ju, the, mediate vicinity of he city 2,000 Chinese Wore taken prisoner, the report added.
The main body of the Chinese garrison, comprising about 40,000 men fof the Fifteenth and the Fitty-Third Divisions, was reported by the cor~ respondent" to be in full retreat towards Wasih,
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