In the Woosung sector, the spokesman declared, fighting broke out at two points: one to the west of the old Woosung Forts, near the Tung Chi University, and the other at the Rail way Works in front of Wing On Mills, At both places, fierce Japanese attacks were repulsed wih the result that) the Japanese fell back to their original positions from where they had extended their military activities three days ago.
The attack on Chinese positions ex~ sending from Tung Chi University to Pei-sze-tang area was launched the Japanese yesterday morning. One battalion of Chinese troops immedi~ ately engaged the enemy forces and, following a hand-to-hand fight, the Japanese retired.
The Woosung Creek, the spokesman. said, now formed the boundary of the iwo opposing forces, The spokesman also claimed that one Japanese plane was shot down at Nanziang at 5 pin. on Thursday following an aerial combat between two Japanese and Chinese planes,
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