On land, on water and in the air, Japanese naval units were active on Friday in north, central and south China, a communique issued at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by the Japanese China Seas Fleet said. Along the Lunghai railway, naval landing parties executed extensive mopping-up operations against Chinese troops retreating from Haichow and Hwaiyin, the announcement said On Friday, Hsukow, third station east of Haichow, was taken, it claimed. aval aircraft carried out reconnaissance and bombing missions in the Haichow, Lienshui, and Yencheng areas in northeastern Kiangsu, according to the communiqu *seEarlier reports on the war will be found on Page 12,
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