Shanghai, June 23 Inauguration of a Peace "Mainten ance Commission in Amoy city at 11 on June 20 was confirmed in a communique issued by the Japanese. China" Sea. Flee authorities on June 21, 'The statement congratulated officials' in Amoy on establishment fof the commission as a foundation for the rehabilitation of the city, deserib-Sou ina, one of the most important "The Navy. Minister, Admiral Mit sumosa Yonai, Vice-Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Sapanese China Sea Fleet, and other nigh officials sent messages of con gratulation to the new commission, Hainan Attack Repulsed repulsed an attempted Janding by 0 Jamall party of Japanese marines at Hainan Island, Chinese reports said today.
The attempt followed a heavy shelling of Chinese shore defences by Sopanese naval guns. The Chinese falled to reply to the bombardment.
Chinese claimed they killed 20 Japanese marines and suffered a loss fof seven dead and fourteen wounded themselves in their successful. check-{ing of the attempted landing.
With the arrival of additional Japanese warships, making a total of eighteen in the vicinity of the island, the situation was becoming critical, Chinese reports said.
French naval authorities are watch: ing the operations anxiously and have dispatched ten warships to take up [positions off Hainan, Chinese reports seld—=United Press,' 1
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