Assisted by naval aircraft, Japanese naval landing party forces, in cooperation with pro-Japanese peace Preservation corps troops, recently concluded a successful three-day moping-up campaign in the vicinity of Welhatwei, formerly a British leased territory on the Shantung promontory, 2 Japanese naval spokesman revealed jin Shanghai last night.
The Chinese irregulars, the spokes man claimed, retreated, abandoning }290 dead, five small-bore eld guns ud 82 rifles. Japanese casualties, Including both dead and Wounded, a¢- cording to the spokesman, were four-
Following the conclusion of this campaign, Tasting from November 29 fo December 1, the Japanese forces withdrew to Weihaiwei, which they are garrisoning, he added, Lungkow and Tsintien, in Shantung, land Hsukew and Sinpuchen, in north. eastern Kiangsu, were attacked by Japanese naval aircraft during. that period. Chinese military. bases and troop concentrations were ascertained {to be in those villages, the spokesman declared.
Kweilin, major Kwangsi city, the [spokesman said, was raided by Jo ese naval aircraft on Friday when various military establishments there were attacked." Five of them caught on fire following the attack, he said.
Mine-sweeping operations on_ the [Yangtze were being continued, accord. ing to the spokesman, who revealed that many fields were being uncover-Jed as a result of a lowering of the river's level, Tientsin B. M. C. Take Federal Notes Tientsin, Nov. 30, The British Municipal Council here has decided to accept Federated Bank of China notes in payment of taxes and bills, beginning tomorrow.
It is believed that this will make the "acceptance of the Japanese sponsored notes general throughout Tientsin, as well as in the British Concession, Institutions with overseas connec ions, however, will suffer a loss in exchanging these notes for Chinese currency, which is necessary in order to obtain foreign exchange.
At present the discount in such transactions is four per cent—Reuter.
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