Shanghai, June 18, Japanese naval forces ce-operating with army units are steadily ex~ tending their operations up the Yang~ ize River, while naval bombing planes' are carrying out raids Interior objectives, Japanese feet authorities announced in a communique at noon yesterday.
The advance was continued in spite of barriers placed in the river and on, its banks by the Chinese, the slatement-said. Naval acroplanes, the communique continued, bombed Chinese positions on both banks of the river above Wuhu and inflicted great losses on them.
Naval aircraft also assisted army forees attacking Waiyin and Walan, in northwestern Kiangsu. Many direct hits were scored by the raiders on Chinese bases and military estab-Tishments, the communique stated.
Telenshan Occupied 'Shanghai, June 10, Consolidating their' gains in: the Anking ares, Japanese troops at 10 o'clock on Friday morning occupied Twienshon, 30 Idlometres north-west the Anhwei provincial capital, following a bitter" engagement, a Japanese army communique issued fat 11 o'clock yesterday claimed.
The walled city, skirting the edge of the Tapieh mountains, forming a natural border between Anhwei and Hupeh, constituted part of the first line defences of Hankow against Japanese advance along the northern bank of the Yangtze River, Following the occupation of Tsion= shan, conimuniqué added, the Japan= ese forees were continuing their pursuit of Chinese forces Aghting a Fear guard fection in the Neighte slong, the-sight bank of the Tolenshul River, Attack on City Walls Japanese army forces, which had closed in on the eily driving the last Tew days, launched a general attack: fon the walled city itself at dawn on Friday, the communique said Fierce Aghting took place with the Chinese firing at the "advancing Japanese from the crenelated walls, 'A moat further impeded the Japan-advance.
Kwangsi troops, assisted "by the.. 146th and 147th Divisions, took part in the defence of the city.
Aflor several hours of a bitter test of power, the Japanese troops snee ceded In' sealing the walls to occupy the town, the announcement said.
On the Yangtze, Japanese naval surface units operated in spite of unfavourable weather to remove hindrances to navigation above Anking. the communique said, SUN Figh ing at Tslenshan Hankow, June 18.
Fighting in the Anking area has now. developed into a struggle for the possession of the town of Tien shan, according to Chinese war news reaching here today, Both sides are reported to have ordered up big re~ Inforeements. The importance of Tienishan lies mainly in the fact that the town offers access by a road 10 the mountainous region forming the Border between Tupeh and) Anhwei provinces.
The Japanese are reported to have made further attempts at getting their troops across the Yangtze bat accord Ing 10 Chinese accounts did not sue-ceed, Meanwhile, Japanese warships op" orating on the Yangtze have been proceeding slowly westwards from Anking with the apparent object of nding suitable spots for an effective crossing of further Japanese troops. They are shelling both sides as they
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