7AWahenelal, "Dau ANAES The penetration of a few thousand troops towards the upper reaches of the Whangpoo after landing on the Chekiang coast from Chohlin to Chapoo has been definitely checked. cedared a Chinese military spokesman at the press conference yesterday evening.
The Japanese landing, far from being a surprise stroke by the enemy forces, has been long anticipated by the Chinese, the spokesman said. For quite some time enemy ships were sighted off the Chekiang coast in the vicinity of Chapoo, and it was clear to the Chinese command that landing was being planned by the Japanese.
Rumours that the Chinese were evacuating Pootung, he assured his audience, were untrue. The only thing which had taken place, revealed, was the transfer of c units between Pootung and places south of the Creek.
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