Tokyo, June 21.
Japanese forces early today were hastening up the Han River, flowing north of Swatow, in an effort to bulk Chinese attempts to blow up the river dykes to flood the delta upon which Swatow is located, the army section of the Imperial General headquarters announced at 2.50 o'clock this afternoon.
Meantime, other forces landed near Swatow were within four kilometres of the north Kwangtung city at 10 o'clock this morning, the communique declared.
Chinese forces in the Swatow area, originally. consisting of one brigade under Gen. Hwa Chen-chung, recently were augmented by one or two divisions, intelligence reports said. according to the announcement.—Domei.
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