Canton, May 1.
Aided by powerful naval units, Japanese Army forces which effected a surprise landing in the Kiatze area in southeastern Kwangtung Province this morning, drove rapidly inland after smashing Chinese resist. ance, front-line reports reaching here stated.
Announcement was made earlier this afternoon of the sudden land. ing at Kiatze before daybreak today by joint Army and Navy forces, by ihe Press Section of the Japanese Fxpeditionary Forces in South China.
Quickly breaking Chinese opposition, the Japanese units, it was later reported, were advancing and rapidly striking heavily at two enemy points inland.
Particularly fine weather aided the Japanese forces which landed in the morning.—Domei.
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