Japanese operations in the lower Yangtze delta were proceeding "slowly but satisfactorily", a spokesman for the Japanese Expeditionary Force in the Shanghai Area told foreign news= papermen yesterday morning, Detailed information on the exact positions of the Japanese land forces were not avallable, he said.
Extending their operations to the northern bank of the Yangtze River for the frst time, Japanese naval alr-craft on. Wednesday. bombed. forts eross the waterway from the Kians-yin forts, a naval spokesman revealed.
The Kiangyin forts algo came in for @ share of attention from Japan= ese alr raiders, which rained destruction on the anti-aircraft positions, stilt hold by remnants of Chinese troops.
Chinese concentrations and Junk Aects at Tanyang and troops massed at Chukd, south of Hangchow, were also attacked, Motorized Column Pushes On A Domei correspondent with the Japanese troops reported the oceups tion of Changlopu, on the Kwangich~ Langki highway and about 10 kims, north-west of Langki at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Starting from Lukiapu, 15 kims. north-west of Kwangteh, the motor-zed column had covered 35 kims, in a few hours, the report said.
Almost simultaneously, another column had occupied Chungtangkiac about. five kims. cast of the strategically: important town of Kintan, ae cording to a message from another Dome! correspondent, Without resting in the captured town, the unit snow closing in on Kintan, the report added,
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