The Archive · 1937

LITTLE CHANGE ON THE WAR FRONT Fighting Confined to the Lotien Liuhang Area: Chinese

Claim Japanese Attacks Repulsed

Shanghai, Sept. 22, The Japanese attack on the two Fighting was still confined io the kilometre ground, which the Chinese exists, according 10 the latest reports Lotien and Liuhang areas, where the had gained at the expense of the Several vessels yere' sunk in" the Japanese were Keeping' Up heavy Japanese forces at Changehe and neat -Chinhl, about Ateen srt Mengwan to tre south-east of Liu hilles below Ningpo, but while trying berdment hang. began at-3 "am. on 'Tuesday, these ships the boomemakers tempts were made by the Japanese according to a Chinese communique. found 1 that the tide and current were to break through the Chinese posi' itis estimated that Une Japanese frustrating their efforts by carrying ions, but each failed with heavy hurled about 1000 shells into. Ural the ships alongside the bank.

Chifuchiae. a village Having failed to break, through To evacuate about 180 foreimers way" between the " Yuchpoo-Lotien the me, the nee staged a come {rom "Mokonahan and the Ningpo highway and. the. Paoshan-Liuhang bock at'8 pin." They were held down area, the Bulterield & Swire Hisn highway, was subjected toa heavy toa pitched batts. by the. Chinces Poking left Shanghai yesterday and scullery' bombardment throughout atiallon guarding the newly-gained should arrive at Ningpo this morn- tuesday, followed by an infantry ground despite the fact that. they. Ing, Most of these people are] attack. "A determined counter-attack scarcely had had time to consolidate Je'the™ uncertainty as 1 how many Pek sat Atierioan_ missionaries tha because ty the Chine ove the Japanese tei ditions, the communique lo metres, cording coninnes, willing to'leave, the ship Is {oa Chinese military spokesman at Forming a salient off the main expec to accommodate between! press conference yesterday afler-chinese defence line, this newly 10, in alton, oer ton and several 'Germans are, Chinese, Pesci at ume om, the Chinese sector, severely taxed women and children, few ands may develop into a thrust into fined' ground which' in Japanese

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