The Archive · 1939

(ere of the Japanese China Sea

Fleet, announced in a communique iggued yesterday morning.

"Tinghai, the main port of Chusan eland, was secupied at 8210 o'clock: fon Friday night, the statement. said, Taishan Island also wax occupied.

in reply to a correspondent': question at. yesterday's. press conference, the Naval spokesman said that the port of Ningpo would not be closed foreign shipping.

Heavy Fighting at Tinghai Chungking, June 25.

Heavy fighting is progressing on Tinghai, the largest ety on Chusan Island, off the Chiokiang, coast, accord Ing to. Chinese reports. Japanese troops landed on the Island, "which opnasite Ningpo, en June 22 under

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