War took a semi-holiday yesterday morning at all fronts according io a Chinese military spokesman, who stated that with the exception of minor skirmishes, there had been an absence of intense fighting during the previous twelve hours.
Having advanced to the vicinity of Yanghang following their recent recapture of Yunganchiao (bridge) Chinese troops were yesterday morning further consolidating their positions in anticipation of a Japanese counter-attack, The sector at the Chih Tze College had its share of the fighting on Monday night when the Japanese pushed toward the Chinese lines at Ai Kuo Girls' School on Kiangwan Road, but they were checkmated by three o'clock yesterday morning.
Then, the Japanese troops, turned northward to attack Chinese lines at Seekingchiao Golf Course in the neighbourhood of the Civic Centre, where they again met with stubborn resistance from Chinese defenders.
A fierce encounter occurred, The Japanese bad to retreat, leaving more than 300 dead and wounded behind them, the spokesman claimed. One Japanese armoured car was destroyed and a number of rifles were seized,
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