The situation at Chapoo and Pingwu in eastern Chekiang on the northern bank of the Hangchow Bay was described as critical in the Wusih message, but it said nothing régarding their fate.
According to a Hangchow report dated November 21, a small Japanese wnit about 200 strong was repulsed in the vicinity of Chapoo, and at Pingwu 1,000 Japanese troops arrived the same day, moving toward Haiyen, Several islets near Tinghai have been seized by the Japanese naval forces. Intelligence reports reaching Hangchow indicate that a large number of wounded Japanese men and officers are now convalescing on these rocky isle
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