It was learned yesterday from official Chinese sources that reports of an extensive crossing of Soochow Creek by Japanese units were incorrect. The Japanese are admitted to have crossed in small numbers at points along the Creek as already announced in Chinese communiqués—but in fact they maintained their position only at two—the village of Yaochiache (Dien Doo) where three hundred were surrounded and have sustained casualties reducing the number of their effectives to about sixty, and the village south of Sung Ka Doo where twenty are holding out in a small house on the edge of the Creek. Otherwise the Chinese were able to drive the Japanese back across the Creek and that was the situation at noon yesterday. Furthermore it is pointed out that there has been no withdrawal of troops from Nantao, the Walled City, for, for some time, no Chinese troops have been occupying that place. It is policed by volunteers and regular police. ese during the day. At Rubicon Village, where roughly 100 men had managed to cross before their pontoon bridge was broken up by artillery fire. the Japanese details were believed to have been wiped out be-fare reinforcements could reach them. Some activity was noted there during the day, however, as at Kyong Ka Zah, near Warren Piece, where Japanese had effected a crossing from Sung Ka Doo. Here it is believed that they advanced some two to three hundred yards against severe opposition.
Reports from foreign observers were to the effect that the Japanese had made ap advance towards Monument Road in the Dien Doo area, where their crossing has been the most successful. Chinese reports state, however, that half of the village had been recaptured from the Japanese following the crossing of the 1,000 men.
In the Nanziang sector, the Chinese spokesman stated that Chinese troops, on Tuesday afternoon, had recaptured the village of Tsuyuan, south-east of Nanziang. A furious Japanese attack on Tsouchiche, east of Siao Nanziang, was repulsed. The spokesman also stated that a body of Chinese troops had reached a place about 1,000 metres east of Kwangfu village.
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