The Archive · 1941

Japanese Naval Vessels Active in Yangtze

Waterways Said Cleared of

Mines; Sailors Landed Jate Ramsay MacDonald in the Seaham Harbour Diviston, "Over. $1,000,000 worth of American war supplies were sent to "free China" via the Yunnan-Bureau highway during the past fortnight according to information from com-arms and munitions, one were travelling to lery, bombers ard añtithe' report states. While ita" from Rangoon, they were: attacked by Japanese planes, the raids did not stop their progress, Am-Mirshal' Sir Arthur Long-Commanding British Air A Japanese Naval Base, Feb. 15.

In paying tribute to the high morat of the Japanese naval forces in Central China, a communique issued today by the Japanese Central China Seas Fleet Command declared that the fleet was effectively performing its duties in safeguarding the areas under Japanese, control by the cleaning-up of Chinese "bandits" and maintaining the security of the Yangtze River.

Japanese naval patrol boats, taking advantage of the present low water season, engaged in disposing of mines in the river and by February 7 had cleared the water-ways of Lake Tungting in concert with Army units.

The communique stated that on February 8 the Japanese naval patrol vessels landed bluejackets in the sector opposite Tatung on the lower reaches of Anking in ce-operation with the Army.

Meanwhile, Japanese naval aircraft have carried out air raids in sectors along the Chekiang-Kiangsu Railway and in the vicinity of Anking—Domei. is No, 72, dated -April in stature, he has a keen,

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