INVADERS ENTER HANGCHOW
(Received 10 a.m.) SHANGHAI, December 24. According to Japanese sources Japanese troops occupied Hangchow, .110 miles south-west of Shanghai, at 8 a.m. today. They drove out the Chinese forces from their positions west of the lake over a wide area. An all-night march over the mountains enabled the Japanese to occupy the highlands overlooking Hangchow. Other columns penetrated five miles from the north and north-west of the city. Four columns stormed 'the main gates at Hangchow and entered the city.
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Northern Advocate, 27 December 1937, Page 5
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