"Mar. 16.
A Japanese air unit today carried out air raids on Lupao, a. strategic! point on the right bank of the North Japanese Navy Aiding Army Operations Shanghai, Mor. 24.
Reviewing naval activities "from [March 10 to 20, the communique Issued Inst night by the Japanese China Seas Fleet gave prominence to the work carried out by naval alt units, which ranged far and wide destroying enemy supply bases, com= munication Yines, besides. rendering fable support to ground forees on all fronts Widespread destruction was caused, especially on important objectives along the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway Jand the Burma Road, it was declared, Japanese, naval flyers were particularly active in South China, blasting enemy targets at Kunming, provineial capital of Yunnan, Nankaishih, various bases along the southern Kwantung coast, and Yahui in Hainan Island.
Japanese warships and landing part ies continued attacks on guerillas, and enforcement of the coastal blockade. Warships patrolling the China coast {inspected more than 1,000 junks, solzing eight craft that carried enemy military goods. A. total of 18,000 rinks "were also inspected in the Whangpoo River, it was stated, Japanese naval petro! boats operat-jing on the Pearl River in South [China, mopped up Chungking troops at Chanyao and Yungtengwel, Naval forees in the Tsingtao area, in Shantung provines, were engaged [from March 22 to 15 in clearing the istrict of Chungking remnants, it was disclosed.
Detailing operations in Hainan Island, the report said that Japanese warships and naval parties engaged a total of 23,000 Chungking troops at various sectors including Tengmai, Lingkow, Wanning and Pengtal, The Japanese captured large quantities of war material, it was added,—Domel River in Kwangtung Province, bombing military establishments. int the neighbourhood, front line des patches reaching Mere revealed tom "Another Japanees Army _alreraft rained bombs on enemy concentra~ Hons at Waiyueng, 90 kilometres east of Canton, All the Japanese planes. returned ifely to their base, dispatches con-
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