The Archive · 1940

Round Up Near Soochow

Shanghai, Mar. 22.

Chinese soldiers who invaded the vicinity of Hsinchien in Soochow were repulsed by the Japanese garrison at Soochow on Friday and Saturday, the "Shanghai Mainichi" reported yester-

"The Chinese loft 113 dead behind and Japanese forces also. captured Targe quantity of arms and ammuni-ion. Two Japanese soldiers were killed in the fighting and nine wounded, according to the "Mainichi."

tart-of the Japanese garrison on [Saturday the "Mainichi" said, feountered 120 Chinese bandits' and routed them after half-an hour's fighting.

Lungchow embed A Japanese Army Air Base, Mar. 26.

Japanese army aircraft yesterday afternoon subjected a Chinese fuel Jdepot at Lungchow near the Kwangsi French Indo-China border to almost Jcontinuows bombing attacks.

The stored gasoline and oil, set on fire by bombs, rose in dense columns Jof smoke that obscured the sun late in the afternoon, pilots said upon their return, Junks tied alongside the banks of Lung River were also bombed and [destroyed during the raids—Domel.

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