Hoihow, May 5.
Nodoa, stronghold of guerilla bands operating in western Hainan, was fenplured by Japanese troops at 5 forelock yesterday afternoon, accord ing to a Meld report received in this city today.
Starting a general. assault on the towa, a Japanese detachment "which had been stationed at Tanhsien in the north-western part of the island dispersed about 150 guerillas entrenched Lotal, 13. kilometres north of Nodoa, at 1 cfelock yesterday after noon." The Japanese troops pushed on to Nodoa immediately afterward.—Domei
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