'Shanghai, Dec. 25. (NONVERGING upon the city from four directions, Japanese troops at 8 o'clock yesterday morning occupied Hangchow. 'The honour of reaching the city walls' first belonged to the Fujii unit, which raised the Rising Sun Flag on the eastern wall at 7.30 o'clock inthe morning. Twenty minutes later, says a Japanese report, a strong Japanese column, captured the northern gate and entered the city.
Another column took possession of the southern part of the city.
The occupation of Hangchow was Mokanshan Falls to Japanese carried out on Christmas Day. Shanghai, Dec,.23.
Japanese troops were also in posses Launching their long-heralded drive sion of Yuhang and Fuyang, about on Hangchow on Monday, Japanese 25 kilometers from Hangchow, res-troops yesterday morning occupied pectively west and southwest of the Mokanshan and later in the day were: lly; the emeer asserted. losing In on Wukang, twenty miles north-west of the West Lake City.
'Withdrawal from Hangchow Another column, advancing from Hankow, Dec. 27. the northeasterly direction. along the Following the capture' on Decem-'Shanghal'Hangchow Railway, yester—ver 24 of Hangchow, the capital of day afternoon opened an attack on Chekiang province, the Chinese forces Ghanaeo.elahteen miles from Hang withdrew to the southern bank of chow, the Chientang River—Reuter.
Sinshih, an important station on the Mangchow Captured about thirty miles north-west of the city was taken on Tuesday,
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