Hsinchen, midway between Yuehpu and Lotien, is one of the original points still held by the Chinese. According to the spokesman, an abore tive attack from the north of this area was launched by the Japanese on Monday, while their heavy guns pounded away day and night without effect, From Hsinchen, the spokesman said, the present Chinese line runs almost directly southward to Yungan-chiao, about midway between Yanghang and Liuhang. For a distance of about 2000 metres north and south of Yung-an-chiao the Japanese forces attacked in great force throughout Monday but since Monday night Chinese troops have definitely established their line on this front, according to the spokesman, The hand-to-hand fighting was so fierce that "big swords" were used by the Chinese soldiers with good effect, and the line, previous to its occupation by the Chinese, changed hands no less than ten times.
North of Kiangwan, the spokesman said, the Chinese troops fought the Japanese to a stand-still at a point 2,000 metres north of Miaohang, from which point the line runs almost due east until it rests on the Shanghai Woosung railway north of Kaochinmiao. Here the Japanese from Woosung once reached the vicinity of the Sikinchiao Golf Course but were driven back to the Woosung-Shanghai highway. Japanese troops. from the Civic Centre crossed the Woosung-Shanghai highway and attempted to reach the International Recreation Club Race Course, but were stopped by Chinese troops on a line also fruitless, the spokesman said,
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