Spotted by naval aircraft, a force of about 1,700 Chinese soldiers aboard 70 junks was bombed on Sunday on the Yangtze, about 20 kims, from Nanking, a Japanese Army spokesman said last night.
The force, which was proceeding upstream from a point south of Kiangpu towards Kiolinchen, wi said to have suffered "great losses".
In another clash in-the vicinity of Nanking, Japanese land and air forces ce-operated in turning back a Chinese unit advancing towards Chu-hsien from the direction of Chihhoyi Chuhsien is about 60 klmr. northwest of the former nationalist capita'
A Chinese attack upon Japanese positions in southern Shantung was repulsed on Sunday, the spokesman announced. The exact position of the engagement could not be given.
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