Major Shichiro Lida, Japanese battalion commander, was killed at 2.30 am. yesterday while leading his troops in the attack on Chinese positions in the east Yangtszepoo sector. Another casualty announced was the death of Lieutenant Sadao Unieda.
Japanese troops are nos believed io be concentrating for an attack on ihe Civie Centre, which is claimed to be the last stronghold of the Chinese forces along the eastern front Further Japanese announcements stated that new Chinese artillery emplacements near the Standard Oil Ca. installation at Tungkoutan, Pootung, were bombed by Japanese naval aircraft yesterday afternoon. The position of the emplacements was ascertained when the Yangtszepoo sector was bombarded by the: Chinese.
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