Chinese Coastal Defence Units at Gace Challenge Small Landing Force of Beach KiNasamicwer, a point some 'Shanghai, Nov. 6. 25 Kilometres north' of Chapoo, at dawn yesterday witnessed the most recent landing of Japanese forces on Chinese soil, as a number of men succeeded in getting ashore from warships off the coast. All military and naval officials, both Chinese and Japanese, yesterday stated they had no information on the landing.
A report from the Central News Agency, however, said:
About 100 Japanese bluejackets landed at Kingsankwei in the Hangchow Bay some 25 kilometres north of Chapoo at dawn yesterday, a C.N.A. war correspondent reported at noon, In several pinnaces from their warships off the north Chekiang. coast, the Japanese bluejackets got to the Sandy beach where they were at once challenged by Chinese coastal defence forces.
Despite the bombing of their posi tions by a large squadron of Japanese aeroplanes, the defenders succeeded in mowing down half of the Tanded enemy unit by noon.
"The liquidation of the Zemaining fatty or so Japanese bluejackets," the correspondent said in his message, "will not be dificult,"
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