EVERE fighting between Japanese and Chinese continues in the neighbourhood of Wusih, Chinese reports claiming that the Japanese gains have been reduced to a minimum by counterattacks.
At Kapu, on the western shore of the Taihu Lake, a small Japanese force had been bottled up by the Chinese, it was stated yesterday, but reinforcements were being sent to the village by launches, Many towns in the war zone were bombed by Japanese aeroplanes yesterday, and these war-craft carried their activities to many cities in the far interior.
The capture of Huchow, reported in yesterday's issue, was confirmed last night by an official Japanese communique, and it was stated that Wutsin, another town in the vicinity, was in flames as a result of aerial bombardment.
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