Japanese Army and Navy Combine to Strengthen.
Hold on City, Advance Continues Hankow, June 14, The fall of Anking, was oftcially admitted here yesterday. Informed quarters asserted, however, that Violent ghting Is sill in progress in the vicinity of the Anhwei eapitat, According to Chinese reports, a dclaehiment: of 1,000 Japanese soldiers Which had been landed by the Japa ce fleet, was repulsed yesterday afternoon. A confirmation. of this Feport from a neutral side was, however, not obtainable, 'A large number of Chinese planes took off from Hankow yesterday morning and noon to bombard the npanese fleet stationed between 'Anking and 'Tatung which Is said here fo be composed of some 20 Chinese military authorities fully reillze that the Japanese attack from. the Yangize river which took the Chinese Father by surprise marks the' opening for the Japanese general offensive on Hankow, According to latest reports here, the Japanese units operating in_ the Hotel sector advanced beyond Shu-cheng, causing the Chinese to re-establish. their front between Lake Chao and the Yangtze some 00 kilomictres tp the rear,—Trans-Ocean,
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