Shanghai, Oct. 23.
In an official announcement by the command of the Japanese China Seas Fleet, it was revealed that the foremost' Japanese naval units on the Yangtze had advanced to a point slightly upstream from Hwangteng, opposite Ocheng. The units, accord-{ng to the communique, covered more {han ten nautical miles in a single Both banks of the river, the com-have been cleared of Japanese naval aircraft participated in a series of raids on Chinese position both to the north and south of the river. 'Tungshan, in southeastern Hupeh, southwest of Yangsin, was bombers. 7 almost' reduced to ruins by naval
Other sectors within the Chinese defence lines were also bombed the Jcommuniqué said. These included Jareas north of the Yangtze including Macheng, Yuanmong, Sanhokow Chi-Vang and Chunkwar Advance on North Bank Shanghai, Oct, 24.
Rapidly gaining ground' in a spec-facular advance along the north bank of the Yangtze, Japanese forces were 38 miles north-east of Hankow yesterday afternoon og Sinchow, strategle highway junction north of Chang-tu lake, dell following a busi attack. According to Domei dispatches from correspondents at the front, Sinchow Wwas occupied at o'clock in'tiie after noon, This, the reports said, follow ed the occupation at 2 o'clock the some afternoon of Linshanho, a town situated further to the east.
Naval Units Pass Twanfeng Driving steadily past Ocheng and Hwanfeng, Japanese naval_units on the Yangtze have. passed Twanfeng and are now at a point only 40 nautical miles from Hankow, Japanese naval spokesman declared yesterday evening. Prisoners taken Ocheng, the spokesman asserted, revealed that the Chinese troops which garrisoned Ocheng came from Hankow only the day before the Japanese captured the city.
"A hastily made-up army, the Chinese forces at Ocheng contained units from many provinees including Sze~ chuen, Yunnan and Kiangsi, the Spokesman said. He added, that the Chinese were extremely well-armed with machine guns of the latest make, but their morale apparently was low and the city fell quite easily.
'Japanese naval alreratt, the spokesman. revealed, raided Liangshan, in Szechuen Province. 'Twenty Chinese combat planes, the spokesman added, rose to meet the Japanese raiders. Of these, he said, three were shot down in' flames while two others were believed to have been destroyed. Eight other Chinese planes on the airfield at Liangshan, the spokesman
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