Shanghai, June 25.
Reports were in' circulation yesterday that a Japanese ves-Sel engaged ini disembarkation operations near Anking was struck by a mine a fow days ago, and about 100 men were killed. This number included two Japanese newspaper und news agency correspondents and Japanese soldiers, The men were reported to be moving from a transport to a landing craft at the time of the mishap, but no official account of the affair Is available, Advance to Yenglang Tokyo, June 23.
Japanese troops of the Nakano and Masogawa detachments which captured Tsienshan in central Anhwei advanced to Yengtang, 18 kilometres south-west of Tslenshan, on Tuesday afternoon 8 dispatch from the front claimed this afternoon, with the Nakano dotackment on the right wing and the Hasegawa detachment ug a left wing.
Both detachments are continuing advance westward, the message said, after repulsing §,000 Chinese. troops the 183d and 134th Divisions, The Chinese "troops were said to bs retreating westward, Jeaving more than 500 bodies on the battleneld.
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