Siapu

English

Proper noun

Siapu

1. Alternative form of Xiapu
   • 1945 May 29, “Chinese Battle Along East Coast to Stem Jap Landings”, in Manila Free Philippines‎^[1], volume III, number 29, →OCLC, page 2, column 4:

     Chinese army forces Saturday battled north along China's east coast to relieve militia fighting against Japanese marine landing parties at Siapu, 68 miles northeast of liberated Foochow, the Chinese High Command announced.[...]Chinese troops pursuing Jap forces who pulled out of Foochow pushed to the outskirts of Loyuan, 35 miles southwest of Siapu while Japanese rear guards fought at Tangyang, 10 miles behind the Chinese units.

   • 1956, “Former Chiang Kai-shek Soldiers Return from Taiwan”, in Hsinhua News Agency Release‎^[2], →OCLC, page 223:

     Fukien Front, July 23 - Four former Chiang Kai-shek soldiers arrived in Siapu County , Fukien Province, late last Thursday night after sailing for two days in a small fishing boat from Tansui, Taiwan.

   • 1965, News from Hsinhua News Agency‎^[3], numbers 2881-2895, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 30:

     armed agents kuo ching-lin and ku chu-lin of the "intelligence bureau" of the chiang kai-shek gang who were captured at siapu county of fukien province on may first, 1964;