Canton, Sept. 16.
It is reliably learned that the Cape of Good Hope lighthouse at Swatow was captured yesterday afternoon by a Japanese landing party after a short bombardment—Reuter.
There were actually two small theatres of war at Lotien, one to the east and the other to the west of the village according to the spokesman. Early in the morning, the Japanese forces, after heavily bombarding the Chinese line and smashing the defence work, pushed through the eastern theatre at a point east of Ssu-li-chiao (bridge) and advanced toward Pei-chu tien, threatening the rear of the Chinese position, the spokesman said. By withdrawing from this salient the Chinese troops were able to take a half right turn and to face the enemy forces from the east, thus checking their advance.
In the meantime, a determined force of Chinese troops advanced toward the Japanese line to the west of Lotien. They met the Japanese in a clash near Changchiayen, Hung-chia che, and Tungchiache, anā pushed them backward until it became very dangerous for the Japanese on the eastern theatre to remain so far in advance of their right flank, the spokesman said. At any rate, the impact west of Lotieh was such that the Japanese line wavered and broke, Chinese troops thereupon went into the village and continued the attack well to the north of it.
Earlier in this stage of the battle, Japanese employed numerous tanks and armoured cars, which were further supported by aeroplanes and field guns, according to the spokesman. When the Japanese forces drew near, however, Chinese troops rushed out of their battered trenches and went for the Japanese with bayonets. This threw the Japanese back, only to return with more rein-foreements after further pounding of the Chinese line with heavy artillery. So the battle continued until Lotien fell into Chinese hands during' the early hours of yesterday morning. The regiment which was responsible for the success on the western theatre of Lotien, is now the proud possessor of a Japanese regimental flag, which was captured together with much ammunition during the climax of the battle, according to the spokesman. This flag belonged to the 22nd Brigade of the Japanese force, he said.
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