July 4 The estuary of the Lunghwa River the east coast of Fukien, important supply route for the Chungking re time, was blocked and all traffic Sopped on Wednesday" it was an-hounced by the Japanese South China Seas Fleet Command yesterday.
"Part of the Japanese South China Seas Fleet," the announcement stated, "executed 'a surprise attack on Wednesday in Lunghwa Bay on the shores of which Japanese bluejackets from several naval units were landed despite fierce enemy resistance."
"Under cover of naval guns and naval aircraft," the statement _concluded, "the estuary of Lunghwa River was blocked by sinking junks and the erection of other obstacles, there~ ty closing an important supply route on the Fukien coast by the Chungking regime."—Domel.
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