'TERMING the Tatung gate of this strategic Yangtze port early this morning, two detachments of Japanese shock troops oveupied the city, briny g to a climax a swift drive from Hukow marked by a series of brief but spirited clashes.
Yesterday afternoon two units of Japanese bluejackets landed near Kiukiang and occupied an area facing the Yangtze at 5.35 o'clock, rais ing naval flags over their positions.
Battered by naval guns and ae bombs, the Chinese troops who bdi the brunt of the Japanese assault at the south-eastern edge of Kiukiang began evacuating the doomed city carly yesterday.
Entering the city this morning close fon the heels of Japanese troops, gendarmes immediately put into force measures to maintain order and protect foreign property.
Under cover of artillery fire from Mount Puchuan and Mount Tating troops of the two detachments which first entered the city started a north~ west drive to Kliukiang at 10.30 o'clock yesterday morning from Lingshan and Chichwang.
Left wing units of the same forces engaged Chinese soldiers in a short but brisk battle after setting out for their objective from, Huangehiachino, Preparatory to storming Kiukiang, troops of the vanguard detachments, In addition to units of two other detachments, were Ianded on the western bank of Lake Poyang carly In the morning of July 23 during heavy rain storm.
Engaging Chinese troops in mountninous terrain, the Japanese units advanced to Mount "Tating, north. ast of Lushan about six kilometres from the place where they were landed, Inv short order a fort on
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