Continuing its drives, the same detachment engaged about 500 Chinese troops under Gen, Yang, armed with ten Czech machine guns, at Tsilitien, five kilometres north-east of hing between Yangchow and Taihsien, and after two and a half hours of fighting routed them northward. In this engagement the Chinese lost 42 dead. Large quantities of arms and ammunition were captured by the Japanese.
In ce-operation with ground forces a Japanese army air unit bombed a base north of Taihsien on Wednesday and caused considerable damage.
In the vicinity of Tsaokia, ten kilometres southwest of Fanchang, which is south-west of Wuhu, Japanese forces defeated about 500 stragglers, killing 50.
About 6000 Chinese troops who had been building positions northwest of Luchow in central Anhwei for the purpose of attacking the town were defeated at Tashushan, ten kilometres west of Luchow, Tuesday.
In a fierce 12-hour engagement the Japanese detachment commander was Asia.
Mr. Wang Ching-wei, the "Asahi" correspondent declares, expressed keen appreciation of Signor Mussolini's goodwill in acknowledging receipt of the message.
Those close to Mr, Wang Ching-wei, the correspondent adds, believe that the first foreign Powers to recognize the new central government will be Japan and Italy, followed by Germany, while they also expect a friendly gesture from i (Siam).
As regards Britain, France and the United States,.it is stated that: the new central regime will try to establish diplomatic relations with them too.—Reuter. killed. The Chinese were driven from Tashushan in the evening.
Farther up the Yangtze River Japanese forces took by surprise Chinese troops in the vicinities of Nienkow and Hopeichu, about 50 kilometres east of Anking. The Chinese lost 13 dead. The Japanese [took five prisoners and 11 rifles.
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