Following the loss of Paoshan late on Sunday afternoon, after repulsing several previous attacks, the Chinese troops in that sector repaired to defend the line extending from Yuehpu to the Lion Forest Forts, according to a Chinese communique.
The timely withdrawal of the Chinese troops to this line, it was learned, aimed at preventing a junction of the attacking Japanese detachments with their comrades in the sector to the north of Lotien.
With the arrival of reinforcements on Sunday night, however, the Chinese forces commenced a furious attack on Paoshan early yesterday morning.
It was learned that serious fighting was in progress in the vicinity of Sankuantang, a little over a mile from Paoshan, yesterday.
Meanwhile, Chinese troops in the Lion Forest Fort sector are taking precautionary measures against attempted landing of Japanese troops from that section of the coast.
Since last Thursday, according to information from Chinese military quarters, a number of Japanese warships have been busily moving back and forth off the coast in that section Several attempts, it was learned, have been made by the Japanese to land troops there during the last two days, but so far every attempt has ended in failure.
On the Yangtszepoo front severe fighting, lasting however only a brief period, occurred at a point to the east of the University of Shanghai, with both sides using mostly machine guns, The Japanese attempt to break through the Chinese lines in that sector was to effect a junction with the Japanese troops in the Chang: hwa pang sector
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