Hangchow, Nov, 2, Operating in an area 40' kilometres north-west of Hangchow yesterday, Japanese forces put to fight Chi: hose troops near Chengshan, three kilometres south-west of Wukang, and at Chwangtsunpan, four kilo: metres west of Wukanj, a field dis arch received here today said.
The Chinese left behind 88 dead, while 22 others were taken pri: soner, "Japanese casualties included one killed and five wounded, Taken by the Japanese forces, the dispatch added, were one water cooled machine gun, 23 bayonets, 7,000 rounds of rifle and machine gun ammunition and several" varie= ties of other arms, Th 117 engagements with Chinese troops aggregating 12,000 in the {triangular area bounded by Shang-hal, Hangchow and Huchow during Oclober, Japanese forces "illed 1033 and' took 158 prisoners, Japanese army authorities here claimed. Japanese losses were 10 dead and 26 "wounded, Booly taken by the Japanese was Usted 9s follows: one trench mortar and '71 trench mortar shells, "three heavy machine guns and 1,240 rounds of machine un. ammunition, light machine uns, 233 "rifles and 38,350 rounds of ammunition, 35. pistols, two atitomalie rifles, ight bayonets, three hunting guns, 22 hand grenades, and 29. Woate, three of which are—'motor-boals-Domei,
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