Japs Capture Kanen, Daily Racing Form, 1939-07-18

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JAPS CAPTURE KANEN HAIKOW China July 17 Capture of the walled town of Kanen a strategically im ¬ portant port in western Hainan Province was announced in a Japanese military state ¬ ment today Units of Japanese marines at ¬ tacked and dispersed the Chinese defenders killing ninetythree and taking a number of prisoners Kanen is a distributing center for Hainan farm products


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