Shanghai, June 15.
Japanese naval forces ce-operated with Japanese army units In mop ping-up operations around -Anking fon Mondsy, a spokesman for the Japanese Navy declared yesterday groining. A naval landing party at (eeked Chinese positions at Tatukow, opposite Anking, and dislodged Chinese artillery "forces there, the spokesman said.
"Japanese navel losses during the Jonding at Anking were "three four wounded," indicating the little esislanee offered by the Chinese, the ameer pointed out.
Japanese gunboats proceeded Afteen rilles upriver but saw mo Chinese troops, the spokesman declared Shore Line Points Taken Strengthening their hold in_ the! Ankingl area taken on June 12, Japanese naval and army forces on June 13. established contact at various oints on the northern shore of the Yangtze in the vicinity of the Anhwei provincial capital, 'A naval communique issued at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon one nounced the taking of various shore me points near Anking in order to consolidate the gains of the army. A special naval detachment, the announcement added, occupied the An-King aerodrome in ce-operation with the landing parties from various vessels al 9 am, on June 13.
Th spite of continued rainy weather, the naval air force assisted the land ahd river operations by bombing and maintaining a close watch upon the Chinese remnants in the area,
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