Japanese troops of the Ohno detachment shouting "Wanzat Ghungshan' Gate, or Bastern Gal their successful attack on Yangchow. The only resistance was encountered [by the rapidly advancing troops at Meanwhile. units, advancing up the river from Kisneyin, on Monday afternoon captured the Wulungshan fort, north-east of the Purple Mountain, The war booty, according to a Japanese announcement." included Biacen bie guna and four ante Immediately after the Japanese trodns Iaunched an attack on the Miurfushan fort, which felt at 11 C'clock on Tuesday morning, Nanking Treasure Spared Extreme care taken by the Japan-ce troops to avoid damage to the Ming Tombs, the Chuneshan Mauso-Joum and other structures of his torieat interest in Nanking was emphasized in an. article in the "Shanghai United News."
japanese artilierymen and Aiers received a strict injunction neninst bombing the tombs and the mawentotim, "despite the fact that the uranite structurer formed a perfect tareer." the daily said.
'The Sun' Yat-sen Mausoleum was token on the night of December 12 by "Sub-Lieut. Isamu Shirayoshi' unit, whose "weapons of assault Included only" machine-guns and rites, Following a dangerous nnd tiresome climb up the mountain, the men finally reached the high concrete wall, "encircling the matisoleum, Climbing over the wall with the ald. ropes, the men put about 200 Chinese soldiers to Might, the daily asserted At 10 o'clock that night, the Rising Sun flag was raised" atop the mausoleum, New Chinese Line The new Chinese line now runs from Yonechow, north of "Yangtze opposite Chinkiang, to Chuchow on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. bassine through Luhohslen. From. Chuchow.
turns southwestward to Chaohsie to the east of Chao Lake, guarding the HuisNan. Rallway. 'The line then [crosses Yangtze ata. point: south of Wuwel, On the south' bank, it runs from Tunglinghsien southward 10. /Shihtathsien, passing through. Tsing ryanghsien. From Shihtalhsien, turns eastward until {t rests on Tien moushan region, passing through Tsingtehhsien. Chinese positions guarding Hangchow remain. changed.
General Iwane Matsui, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Forces in Shanghai, was reported by a Chinese news agency to have tried to persuade General Ma" Hsiao-chun, Garrison 'Commander of the Chinklang-Yang-[chow area, to surrender, General Ma, it was reported, attended the Omcers' College in Tokyo at the same time ax To this overture, the Chinese Com: mander was said to have replied that his loyalty to the nation comes before personal friendship and that 30 ong a5 he lives, he will continue to defend the Chinese territory even against the greatest odds. Yangchow and Chinkiang Forts still remain in Chinese hands, Chinese reports state.
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