Strengthening their hold in the Anking area taken on Sunday, Japanese naval and army forces on Mon day established contact at various points on the northern shore of the Yangtze in the vicinity of the Anhwei provincial capital.
A naval communique issued at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon announced the taking of various shore line points near Anking in order to consolidate the gains of the army. "A special naval detachment, the an nouncement added, occupied the A! king aerodrome in ce-operation with the landing parties from various vessels at 9 o'clock on Monday morning.
Hongkong, June 14, Five Japanese aeroplanes bombed and machine-gunned the village of Lungkong, 25 miles from the Hongkong border, at 2 o'clock this after. noon, according to foreign reports received by Reuter.
In spite of continued rainy weather the naval air force assisted the land and river operations by bombing and maintaining a close watch upon the Chinese remnants in the area
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