The Archive · 1940

Japanese Succeed

Macao, Mar. 7.

Japanese forces have succeeded in occupying all important places their "advance inland. from Tongka and Heungehau, where they effected landing two days ago.

Shekki, it is reported. is stilt resisting, while the invaders encounter~ td practically no resistance in other paris of the district of Chungshan.—Reuter, Japanese Push On With Japanese Forees, Mar. 7.

Japanese forces in Kwangtung prov~ ince continued pushing forward here Today" as Japanese naval units were Feported to. be cutling off Chinese troops in every direction Two units captured Totow, 18 kilo metres west of Chungshan on the western shores of Kwanglung Bay while units struck at Tangkia ina drive toward Chungshan.

Waterways have been opened by Japanese naval units In the vicinity of Chaolien, one kilometre north-feast of Chiangmen. northern terminus of the Sunning Ratlway, and a naval surface unit out off a Chinese western retreat, completing operations at sev eral points on the West Twewday, the report added Chinese Troops Bombed

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