Shanghai, Aug. 29. GEVERAL Chinese ships attempting to run the siriet Japanese blockade of the Central China coast have. been sunk by Japanese patrol warships in the course of the past few days, it was revealed here yesterday.
On Sunday, Japanese patrols off Chinhai on the southern shore of Hangchow Bay, when defied, immediately sank a medium-sized Chinese ship attempting to enter a port.
'A number of ships of some size hiding in the waters near Yuhwan and Kanmen on the southern Chekiang shore line, were bombarded and heavily damaged by Japanese patrols the same day.
On Monday, military _establishments at siento and Shanghanshih fon the northern shore of Taichow Bay on the coast of Chekiang Pro vince, were bombarded by Japanese warships, the naval_guns destroying their objectives, Three medium= sized freighters carrying war materials were. sunk by Japanese patrols off Haimen on the southern shore of Taichow Bay.
Three vessels attempting to run the blockade near Slangshan Fort! yesterday were sunk while the Japanese warships on that patrol heavily shelled andi did considerable damage to concentrations of enemy vessels Wenchow Bay.
"Two enemy boats, which attempted flee, wore chased and sunk before they managed to ket away' into a port on Sanshan Island,
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