Chinese positions near Lotien were bombed by two Japanese aeroplanes fon" Sunday. the. spokesman said Following. ihe bombing," Japanese infantry attacked (rom several divee-Hons. They were severely" beaten fand forced to withdraw, "he said. From a diary found on one of the dead, '2 Liewonant Igawa, it was, Fevesled that the unite operating. his scoter belonged to the Kurumal the Japanese In their hurry to retire showed that as the 22nd, 43rd and 46th! Brigades also participated. An inter esting entry in the diary" stated that forces at" Lotion. are equipped with eight mountain guns and sixteen Wrench mortars Chinese aeroplanes again raided the Japanese aval Tine from Yang-{aepo0 to the Garden Bridge on Sun-fay night. Of the bombs dropped, [at feast tWo took effect as flames were seen to shoot upward from two) Japanese cruisers anchored at Yaneeepoo, the spokesman said. Taree other ships were also, hit. Having! fseeriained the successful results of the bombing, the Chinese aeroplanes' returned to" their base. safely Early yesterday morning, several Japanese "aeroplanes flew over Poo tung' at a point opposite the Nantao Bund, evidently in search of some objective, according to the. spokes man. Shortly after noon, six J ese aeroplanes dropped several bombs on the buildings of the China Alcohol Factory. About 330 pam. they! returned once more and dropped more bombs.
At Civile Centre According to Japanese reports, the Sun fog of Japan at 4 o'clock yes terday afternoon was hoisted ove the administration building of the Shanghai Civie Centre, following the capture of the area" by Japan Army and naval forces. In ¢0-ope tion with the "naval air force.
jose Army units "and Landing forces pierced. the Chinese a 'Civie Centre. at o'clock yesterday morning. -Ad+ raneing rapidly, the Japanese forces completed the' occupation of the Entire area by 10 o'clock.
With the arrival of Army zone foresments at 3 o'clock in the atter-noon, Use. Japanese positions were strengthened to meet & possible Chinese counter-offensive.
Viewed from the top of the Naval Landing Party. headquarters, the! scene of hostilities was ringed with an almost continuous ribbon of fre. Dense smoke was seen rising. from at least ten different points, extend ing from the vicinity of Military Food in the east 10 the approaches of Markham Road junction in the west, Having announced at the press conference yesterday that the Japan-fee Army, assisted by the naval air! atm, had occupied the Civic Centre at 10 am, the spokesman pointed Out thal." according. to. Information Dbtained " from prisoners, i would appear as though the Chinese were Preparing for a general retreat, Further in support of his opinion, hho observed that the spearhead of tthe Japanese Army, operating {rom their" newly-established base "at! Yanghang, had driven the opposition back tO the outskirts of Livhan where, however, they had con dated their position for the time being. Japanese troops also were pressing on toward Kiangwan and Tachang. Japanese aerial observers Iikewlse were ofthe. opinion that there was a general retreat of Chie nese troops along all fronts, with the possible exception of the greater portion of the Chapel area "The spokesman further "mentioned troops. had prepared that the retreating army would luliize these for a secondary defence, Dut that they. would drop back other positions "The Japanese had quite well fattened the long salient Which had projected from the Civie Centre toward the Military' Road, Dut he added, there were stil Chinese {reops in the neighbourhood of this Questioned whether the many fires esterday in Yangtzepoo and beyond work lighted by retreating Chinese or advancing Japanese troops, the Spokesman said that prisoners had slated that their orders were to burn all villages which they evacuated. He was of the opinion that at least
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