Japanese Occupy City Fully on Christmas Day All foreign residents of Hangchow were reported to be safe at 4 o'clock on Saturday, a Japanese military spokesman announced yesterday evening.
Following the complete occupation of the lakeside city on Christmas Day, a representative of the foreign community called at the Japanese field headquarters to state that all third party nationals were safe and well the spokesman declared. The exact number of foreigners in Hangchow was unknown to the Japanese military authorities in Shanghai, the officer said. It was, however, understood that the community numbered about 32.
The occupation of Hangchow was carried out on Christmas Day. Japanese troops were also in posses sion of Yuhang and Fuyang, about 25 kilometers from Hangchow, respectively west and southwest of the city, the officer asserted.
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