'Three Killed, Vessel Set on Fire When Hit'
By Several Missiles Valencia, June 6.
Three members of the, crew of a British cargo ship named Winifred were Killed when the vessel was bombed by five insurgent aeroplanes at Alicante today. The ship was hit by several bombs and caught fire—Reuter.
Kweiteh, June 6.
The complete occupation of the strategically important city, the messages said, climaxed a nocturnal battle, in which the Toyama unit battered its way thrcuga the Chinese street. barricades.
Scaling a five-metre high wali, the vanguard of the Toyama detachment secured a foothold in the city at 8.30 C'elock last night.
The gain was preceded by an ail-Gay battle, in which Japanese field guns overwhelmed the stubborn Chinese resistance, The Toyama unit was the mainstay of the Japanese force which advanced upon Kaifeng from here.
Giving the. retreating Chinese troops no time to reorganize their lines, the Toyama detachment continued to drive westward, through a drizzling rain. odd At 9 o'clock this morning, the yuit's position was given as 10 kims. east of Chungmow, on the Kaifeng-Chengchow highway, which closely parallels the Lunghai Railway.
This places the Japanese force 42 kims. east of Chengchow and 22 kins. west of Kaifeng.
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