First Reinforcements Make Shore In Spite of Severe Chinese Opposition Shanghai, Aug, 24. the face of stout Chinese resistance, the Japanese landed army reinforcements at several points in the vicinity of 'Woosung under the cover of darkness and a naval barrage early yesterday morning. beet disclosed' but Major The points of landing have not Naokata Utsunomiya, Assistant Japanese attache, announced yesterday that the reinforcements were "in excess of 50,000 men.
Chinese official reports yesterday stated that only between 2,000 and 'The landing' itself was invisible, 2,000 men had been landed, and that being carried out in complete dark-the total number outside' Woosung ness. The bright midsummer moon, was only about 15,000 men. Landing shining in a. cloudless sky, was was reported to have started about eclipsed by the piercing shalts of 3am. with the aid of steel barges naval searchlights" playing on the while Japanese bombers assisted, The Chinese positions points mentioned in Chinese reports.
Overhead droned bombers -and tre: Lion Forest Forts at Woosung. pursuit aircraft, ready to met an ale [Wentsoapang and Changwahpang, but tack from hostile craft, "The bombers at Changwahpang the Chinese claim-occasionally went Into power "lives to have repulsed the Japanese: to rain death on positions "put on troops. the spot" by the long. straight fingers According to Major Utsunomiya, of the searchlights, the arrival of the reinforcements 'A fered artillery barrage was be-will allow the pressure of the Chiing laid by scores of big naval. guns nese forees on the Japanese to be that dropped their explosive missiles along a semi-circle outlined by the
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