T 10 o'clock yesterday morning, Japanese troops were in control of dll parts of Hsuchow except the southern area.
There, a strong Chinese unit was reported to be fighting a rear-guard action, to er ble the main body of the garrison to withdraw from Hsuchow.
The first quarter of the city to succumb 1o the apanese attackers was the western, whose defences were pierced by a Japanese column at 9.10 o'clock in the morning.
Less ti n an hour later, the force had fought its way through to the heart of the city. Throughout the day, fires raged throughout the city, gradually eating their way into new sectors, Adding to the terror gripping the city, Japanese naval aircraft, whose strength was put by a naval spokes-&n here at "several flights of more than twelve planes each", severely bombed Chinese troop concentrations n the south-ca: and eastern parts of Hsuchow at 10 o'clock in the morning.
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