Making slow gains in the face of stubborn Chinese opposition, Japanese troops yesterday captured the village of Chenkuantun, 500 metres north of Tokyo, Sept. 10.
Two important points in Kwangtung province, Swatow and Chaochow, were bombed yesterday afternoon' by Japanese naval aircraft, a spokesman of the Admiralty announced to-day.
In Swatow, bombs were dropped on the headquarters of the Pacification Commissioner. the Peace Preservation Bureau and the City Government building. Later, missiles were dropped on the headquarters of Chinese troops in Chungshan Park and on Army barracks at Chaochow, north of Swatow.
The Chinese machine-gun and anti-aircraft gunfire "had no effect" upon the raiding planes, the spokesman claimed.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the Official said. "several tens" of Chinese ships were sunk by the fre of Japanese warships at Tachanwan, at the mouth of the Pearl River. The Tachanwan Customs House was also put on fire——Domei.
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