Striking at widely-scattered Chinese guerilla bases in southern Kiangsu from the period of February 25 to March 6, Japanese military garrisons in the Shanghai area dispersed various irregular bands, a Japanese military spokesman claimed in Shanghai last night.
An attack was launched against an irregular stronghold at Changyenchen, south of Sungkiang, on February 25, he said, causing the Chinese i0 retreat, abandoning 32 dead. One guerilla was taken prisoner, together with a large quantity of war mat-enol the spokesman said.
On Sunday, a Japanese patrol encountered a group of about 100 guerillas at Weitsunchen, 16 kilometres north of Changshu. In the ensuing combat, 23 Chinese and three Japanese were killed, while one Japanese soldier was wounded. A quantity of Chinese war material was taken, the spokesman stated.
Sixty guerillas active in the Tanwangchen area near Minghong were attacked at 330 o'clock on Monday morning and dispersed Twenty irregulars were killed, according to the spokesman.
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