South China, July 22.
'A Japanese army air unit yesterday afternoon launched a surprise raid on the Aotow area on the west coast of Bias Bay in Kwangtung and blew up military establishments at the port.
Aotow has become a more active military supply centre since the fall of Swatow. Piles of military stores were set on fire in yesterday's bombardment—Domel. sts Beaten in Hopel Peiping, July 22.
Launching a surprise attack in the early morning hours, a Japaneze detachment defeated 1200 Communist troops in the vicinity' of Chenchwang and Siayukia, 30 kilometres northwest of Mancheng, which is 15 kilo metres west of Pacting in western Hope, on Thursday, according to a field dispatch received by Japanese authorities here today. The Chinese suffered heavy losses and retreated toward the north-west.
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