After occupying Kashing on Friday, Japanese troops operating from Hangchow Bay now are following the Chinese toward Nanking despite the severe handicaps offered by muddy roads and fields, stated a communique issued at 6 o'clock yesterday evening by the headquarters of the Japaryse Expeditionary Forces in Shanghai.
Chinese casualties in the hostilities in the western Shanghai area up to the fall of Soochow were 50,000 dead and at least 150000 wounded, the communique said. Hostilities in this area on and after November 17, up to the capture of Soochow, have been officially designated as the "Battle east of Lake Taihu." according to the communique.
Booty captured by the Japanese in this fighting, said the communique, included 15 regimental flags, more than 100 guns of various types, and a great quantity of military equipment.
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