Capture of Tachinchia, north-west of Woosung, by Japanese troops on Thursday evening was revealed /yesterday by Sub-Lieutenant Yashiro Nanki, in an interview with Domei, The officer wes interviewed in a hospital, where he is recovering from wounds received in the engagement.
With the village in Japanese hands, the officer said, the Chinese launched no less than fifteen attacks on the Japanese forces between 9 and 11 o'clock that night, All the attacks, the officer said, were repelled, with the Chinese lorees sustaining heavy losses. The Japanese had few casualties.
Among the killed was Sub-Lieutenant Jinichi Asano of Col Takashi Takamori's detachment, who. distinguished himself in the capture of Woosung village on August 31.
A creek linking Tachinchia with the village of Shenchiachai was occupied by detachments commanded ly Colonels Takamori and Tokiharu Kuranaga yesterday morning, Domei learned from reliable sources.
Japanese lines now extend eight kilometres west of Woosung, it was also learned.
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