Canton, June 4, Chinese attempts to regain control of the Hongkong route as well as to recapture Foochow were blasted by Japanese operations during May, ace ling (o a communique released terday afternoon by the Press Section of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to South China, The review stated: 1, Japanese forces had successfully landed, in the face of withering enemy fire, at Kiatze Harbour and had destroyed Chinese transportation facilities; 2, Chungking troops belonging to 160ih Division and independent Ninth Brigade, as well. as other Chinese 40,000' which attempted Ca retake the reaps, numbering approximate
Hongkong route were encircled destroyed In the region of south "Waichow, in. Kwangtung Province "during the middle of May; 3, A smashing blow was delivered by Japanese troops against powerful nese troops in the sector northwest of Futsing, in Fukien Province on May 13; 4. Advancing' against. Chines troops concentrated near Shangantien, northwest of Chaoyang in Kwangtung Province, on May 23, Japanese troops. scored a' complete victory;
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