The severe attacks on the part lof the Japanese forces took the form of aerial raids and heavy artillery bombardment yesterday, Y: Jand beyond wrecking the already ined areas, did material dam lage to the Chinese positions, i reported Inst night in the: [Chinese military circles. To check further activities of the Japanese loombers. Chinese troops are mak-adequate preparations behind their lines and in important strate: gie points. It is understood that!
jreraft guns will be exten yesterday with the Chinese Japanese troops holding the own ines, reports the Chinese official Jcommunique, In view of the arrival fof further Japanese reinforcements. fand their hasty preparations for! another general offensive, two new. visions have been despatched by' ithe Central Government as reserves the 19th Route Army.
Following is the official communi-
Heavy shelling of the Chinese positions-in Chapei by the Japanese artillery at Hongkew Park failed this morning even to disturb. the IChinese defending forces, military headquarters stated this evening.
It is admitted that considerable Jdamage was done to a number of houses already vacated by the unfortunate people. Due to the fact hat Incendiary bombs were also dropped in i this morning by JJapanese aeroplanes, a number of buildings were also burned down, But ce far as the actual positions lof the torious defending units. belonging to the 19th Route Army are concerned, they were not located by either the aerial bombardment of the artillery' Are Srom the Japanese range Sighting "in the "Kiangwan-With the exception of a ile close
Ino major developments: took, place Sane a ann fe-day. The Japanese troops, if was of observed, were busily occupied with building trenches, apparently await: ing the arrival of the reinforcements rem Japan before launching one other offensive, It has now become very evident that the Japanese com: mander has realized the fatty attempting to. oust the. rmly' en-frenched 10th Route Army from its Present positions along the entire Woosung - Miaohangchen - Kiangwan front without heavy reinforcements.
To meet. the renewed offensive from the Japanese, the Government the recent bombing by Japanese has dispatched two more divisions, from Nanking as reserves for, the 19th Route Army. Part of the 47th Division under the command of General Shongkuan Yun: hsiang and ove Liang -ying's troops have already taken up their designate General Shangkuan's northern Hupeh while Gen-udo was formerly "eng Vu-hsiang's Kuominchun, To prevent the enemy from continuing their nocturnal aerial raids upon Chinese villages along the [Shanghai-Nanking Railway, the military authorities are now making preparations for more extensive ust of anti-aircraft guns at all imports fant posts both in the fighting area jand in the rear.
Further bombing of strategic Chinese' positions fu the rear are warm—reception, "Bombing. of on military posts," declared a spokesman of the 10th Route. Army, "must be expected and are prepared for such further dike activities on the part of the [japanese military. But when the SIapenese resort. to indiscriminate bombing of defenceless country' towns, killing scores. of innocent iingera, st mart. be regarded fan offence ai fy and we fare quite willing to let the. world jadge whether such barbarous. acts tare necessary for the protection of [Japanese lives and property in the International Settlement of Shang-
The new development in to-day's fighting is the tombing of the Lion Forest (Seeteeling) Fevls. guarding the entrance of the Yangtsze Rive! These Forts have never participated the fighting in Shanghai, and can never be regarded as being a men-lace to lives and property in the stermational Sctuement of Skene:
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