Shanghai, Apr. 4 ese warships engaged in opening a navigating channel on the Kan River arrived at Nanchang at 1.20 pam. yesterday, according to a communique issued by the headquarters of the Japanese China Sea Fleet.
The naval units crushed stubborn resistance Ly Chinese troops on both banks of the river "and overcome With their arrival at Nanchang Japanese warships. which had been operating on the Kan River since the capture of Wuchengehen on March 24 were in complete control of the Fiver for a stretch of 35 miles below Nanchang.
Since they started moving up the Kan River following the capture of Wuchengchen the warships advanced to Nanchang in a period of ten days succeeded in opening six strongly Duilt barriers, while landing parties overcome the resistance of Chinese troops on both banks.
Sixty mechanical mines were dis posed of on the river by. more thi 20 warships which reached Nanchang. Although the distance is comparative ly short the Chinese had closed the river so completely at various places that the naval forces had to surmount numerous difficulties, the communique added,
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