Continuing Its drives, the same detachment engaged about 500 Chinese troops under Gen. Yang, armed with ten Czech machine guns, at Tsilitien, ye Kilometres north-east of Iling between Yangchow and Taihsion, and after two and a halt hours of fighting routed them nosthward. "In this engagement the Chinese Tost 42 dead.
In ce-operation with ground forces Japanese army alr unit bombed a bate north of Taihsien on Wednesday and caused considerable damage.
About 6,000 Chinese troops who had. been building positions north~ west of Luchow in central Anhwei for the purpose of attacking the town were defeated at Tashushan, ten Kilometres west of Luchow, Tuesday.
Ina fierce 12-hour engagement the Japanese detachment commander was killed, The Chinese were driven from Tashushan in the evening.
Farther up the Yungtze River Japanese forces took by surprise Chinese troops in the vicinities of Nlenkow and. Hopeichu, about $0 Kllometres east of Anking. The Chi-neve lost 13 dead. The Japanese took five prisoners and 11 rifles.
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