Chungking, Aug. 2.
Widespread military, operations were outlined today by the military spokesman in Chungking. He said that Tsaoshien, in Central Anhwei between Wuhu and Hofei, which was recaptured on July 23 by Chinese troops, is still being held by the latier. In the course of a fight there, he added, the commander of a Japan-ie detachment and 600 Japanese soldiers were killed.
During an attack in Hofei, he continued, a Japanese garrison command der named Osawa was killed.
The Japanese, he continued, leung) ed an offensive against Chuli, T=. Kwang: on July 24 from three directions. but were repulsed, Nine Japanese warships participated in landing attempts made by the Japanese at Matsung and Swabue, both in Kwangtung. The Japanese were repulsed.
The alway between Canton and Samshui has been severed by the Chinese. the spokesman went on. While entering Sinan, East of Samshui, the Chinese discovered the bodies of six Japanese soldiers who had committed suicide in the village temple. The soldiers belonged to the Niwa battalion of the Fuju regiment and were natives of Nagoya.
Chinese troops on the South ban of the Yangtze upstream from Ichang, are still checking the Japanese who advanced to a point slightly more than ten miles from the city. Five out of ten Japanese rafts ca ing reinforcements from—Ichang towards the South bank of the Yangtze were destroyed in a recent engagement "Japanese lose: in operations South of Nanchang were heavy, the spokesman said and included the commander of an artillery regiment and the commander of an infantry battalion.—Havaz. 8
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