APANESE forces, advancing Hongkong, June 21, bidly inland after making twe landings near the port at dawn, occupied Swatow at 2.50 p.m. today, official Japanese reports said. The Japanese troops entered Swatow after heavy bombardment by naval guns and aerial bombings at noon, the reports added.
'A Japanese column was reported to be driving north and alleged to have reached Anpow, some nine miles north Swatow this afternoon.
All Japanese warships in the vicinity of Swatow participated in the bombardment and the Chinese garrison protecting the port was reported to have suffered heavy casualties, Japanese planes repeatedly bombed the port since early morning.
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