-A Japanese naval landing party, assisted by naval aircraft, completely captured Paoting in the central part of Hainan Island at 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, Japanese authorities here claimed today.
Starting a drive from Tengkiu in the south-eastern part of the island early on Monday morning, the landing party advanced swiftly on Paoting, which is south of Lingmen and the largest guerilla base on the island.
It has been used by Chinese stragglers and guerillas who retreated into the mountainous region in central Hainan after the extensive Japanese mopping-up operations were started at the beginning of May.—Domei.
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