Japanese military and naval authorities last night claimed that the furious attacks of the Chinese in the Lotien and Chapei sectors on Thursday night were repulsed after three hours fighting. The Chinese were forced to retire, the Japanese said. leaving behind hundreds of dead and wounded, In the Yangching Creek area, near Kwangfu, three Japanese detachments were attacked by three separate Chinese columns. After the battle there, the Japanese claim to have counted about 500 bodies of Chinese officers and men. A large number of Chinese soldiers were stated to have surrendered and to have given their units as the 44th, Sist, and 60th Divisions.
A Chinese attack on the Japanese in North Szechuen Road. helped by their artillery, was also repulsed. the communique from the Third Fleet announced. The engagement, it was further stated, was extremely bitter, with heavy Chinese losses.
A bombardment by Japan's warships of Chinese artillery and machine-gun positions in Pootung was claimed to have been entirely successful, ending with the Chinese emplacements destroyed.
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