RAIDUPON SHANGHAI
Rec. noon. RUGBY, July 23. More than 100 Allied bombers and fighters attacked Shanghai today, says a Chungking message. The raid lasted 90 minutes and was directed against airfields and installations along the river.—B.O.W.
ADVANCE TO COAST
CHUNGKING, July 22
The Japanese made their breakthrough 45 miles wide on China's invasion coast while striking south towards Swatow, states a Chinese communique. The Japanese, advanced from a point midway between Amoy and Swatow, crossed the border from Fukien Province into Kwangtung, and captured Chaoan, 20 miles north of Swatow. The drive is stated to have covered 103 miles in 22 days, and is aimed at building up a defence wall against possible Allied landings opposite Formosa.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 20, 24 July 1945, Page 5
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