Shanghai, Mor. 6 land, on water and in the air, 'Japanese naval units were active on Friday in' north, central and south China, a communique Issued at 4 O'clock yesterday afternoon by the Japanese China Seas Fleet said. Along the Lunghai railway, naval landing parties executed extensive mopping-up operations against Chinese troops retreating from Haichow and Hwalyin, the announcement said. On Friday, Hisukow, third station east of Haichow, was taken, it claimed.
Naval aircraft carried out reconnaissance and bombing missions in the Haichow, Lienshul, and Yenchenis areas in northeastern" Kiangst, cording to the communique. fan cheng Occupied aichow, Mar. 5 Nancheng, 12 kilometres' southeast of here, was occupied by Japanese troops at 5 o'clock yesterday after~ hoon, according to a message from a field headquarters. Japanese columns fell upon the rear of Chinese forces retreating from Haichow. The Chinese wore said to be retreating in disorder toward the south, Leading Chinese citizens here are planning the organization of a Peace Maintenance Commission and it is expected to be completed within a fow days. This northeastern Kiangsu city Wwas occupied by the Japanese yesterday morning. The town was sai have suffered from the alleged maladministration of Mr. Han Te-chin, former Chairman of the Kiangstt Provincial Government.
Chinese casualties in the fighting preceding the occupation of the town were announced as about 280 dead Booty taken by the Japanese included five machine guns, 500 rifles and 20,000 rounds of rifle ammunition. Domei Shahotien Captured Hankow, Mar. 6.
Two conversing Japanese columns today threatened with annihilation an undermined number of Chinese troops fu an area northeast of Anlu, between the Tahung mountain "range and the upper Han River in central Hupeh, field dispatches reaching here indicated Meantime, Japanese Army aircraft at 10.20 am. subjected Siangyan where the headquarters of the Chinese forces north of the Yangtze are located, to an intensive bombardment. A fleet of trucks carrying supplies was sighted outside the Sisngyang city walls and destroyed.
Japanese column, which struck westward across the Tahung range towards Changshoutien, at noon today captured Shahotien, 20° kin. northeast of Antu, Meantime, another wing seized Yanglzuchen, 20 kin. northeast of Anlu, to complete a semi-circle that cut off Chinese remnants along the Western foothills of the Tahung range from the rest of the Chinese Army, 'A third column, in the meantime, was advancing from Ania towards Fenglo, 40 kin. to the northaest: Domei, Peiping, Mar. 6.
With the capture of Haichow, strategic defence point on the Lunghai Railway in north-eastern Kiangsu, Saturday morning. and Tsinglo, rth-west of Taiyuan in Shansi, yes terday afternoon, North Chinn Pacification was brought closer' 10 Fealization, Japanese authorities here said today.
Only desultory disturbances by "Rea" remnants are anticipated, xs there are no marked Chinese concentrations to be noted in North China, it was said.
'As the Japanese zone of conquest in North' China merges into" the territories under the Jurisdiction of
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