Haichow, Mar, 10, Japanese forces, landed on the north bank of the Kuan River in northern Kiangsu early. this month, Tought against heavy odds in effect Jing the capture of this salt-producing March 4, military authori led here today.
In. pushing northward to attach Haichow from the south, these uni had to fight an estimated total 35,000 Chinese who literally swarmed over the countryside. The Chinese, defeated, fled abandoning 1,500 dead, while 300 others were. taken prisoner, it was claimed.
boty, taken from the Chinese was nas nine machine-guns, 20 rifles, 5,000 rounds of rifle ammuni= tion and 25 cavalry mounts—Domel Chinese Counter-Attack In Hainan Island Mothow, Hainan Island, Mar. 10, After cutting telephone wires. in the vicinity, more than 100 Chinese launched a counter-attack on Japane ese positions at Samkong, 40. kilo metres south-east of Hothow, last Wednesday night, it was learned here today.
A Japanese garrison of about 40 troops held qf the Chinese unfit daybreak when reinforcements ste cessfully dispersed the Chinese, Highways "and. bridges between Samkong and Kaotong were destroyed by the Chinese, while most of the telephone poles were cut down dur ing Wednesday night—Domel, Japanese Fishermen.
For Hainan Hoihow, Hainan, Mar. 7, A party of eighteen Japanese fshermen arrived In Hoihow today from Singapore to settle permanently a3 a result of continual difleulty with th British authorities over Ashing rights, Mr. Kasaharu Kinjo, leader of the group, said British authorities in Singapore recently cancelled operat ing permits for more than half of the 100 Japanese fishing boats there und consequently Japanese fishermen faced an "intolerable situation."—Domei,
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