By about 4 o'clock in the morning, the barge armada neared. the point where the Siang River flows Into the Joke. The river has two outlets, both of them less than 20 metres wide, their approach concealed rushes growing to the height of man, a Domei correspondent who accompanied the landing force said ina dispatch today.
In a 20-minute engagement, the [Chinese defencers were put to Aight, Jabout 250 of them having been killed, the added.
Fukien, bases of operation near Chao-[chow snd Swatow and military supply depots along the Liuhwang River fu" Eastern "Kwangtung.
Landing stages and junks were also bombed in Kitchioh Buy, " Swabue and Yangchow in south-eastern. Kwanglung, the communique added.
'At 605 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese flag was flying over "the Wrenches. fringing the creole banks. 'The landing force immediately began to. advance inland" towards" the Canton-Hankow railway' situated 20 lo metres from the Take bank—
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