Heavy Japanese Bombing Throughout Day Feature of Change in Position Shanghai, Sept, 15. TAPANESE aeroplanes continued to bomb. the Chinese heavily throughout yesterday, in an attempt to make their withdrawal to the new lines a general retreat, According to Chinese spokesmen, however, the attempt was unsuccessful, and the Chinese have managed to consolidate their new positions, while the Japanese have been kept busy cleaning up the ground they have taken over as a result of the Chinese withdrawal.
Neither side made gains of importance yesterday. The dis~ trict between the Civic Centre and the Woosung Military Road was burning over wide areas and Japanese parties were noted trying (0 clean up the Chinese troops still remaining in that sector Bombs were also rained on parts of Chapei and on the North Station, Towards the end of the day Japanese warships opened up with quick-firers and machine-guns on Chinese snipers in Pootung Point, who fired on a Japanese transport as she was swinging in the Garden Bridge bend. No damage appeared to have been done.
Chinese military "concentrations in occupation by the Chinese, chang fed hands no less than ten times. North of iclangwan, the spokesman said, the Chinese troops fought. the spokesman for Japanese toa standstill at a point announced yesterday afternoon 12000: metres forth of Mlaohang. from "The statement alto. revealed which point the line runs almost due unit commanded by '"Lieut-Commn, east Until It rests on the. Shanghal= Eniyok! Okano belonging tothe Woosung railway north of Keoehin-Furula detachment, occupied the ino. Here the Japanese from Woo-'Yuehtung Middle School at 11 o'clock Sung' once Teached the vicinity of the yesterday morning. The uni, the Sikinchiao Golf Course. bul - were Amounieement added, 1s still advenes driven: back to. the Woosung-Shang-toward. Kiangwan. bhat Inighway. Japanese troops. rom "The Landing Party detachient's the Civie Cenire crossed the Woo-advance, the communique. said. sungeShanghal highway and attempt-being aided by Japanese naval 'r= fed fo reach the International fereation Club, Race Course, but were Bhiolockets of the Japanese Special [stopped by Chinese troops' on a line Naval Landing Party yesterday" sub fse frulliess, the" spokesman "said, ceted Chiness positions and supply and communteation lines ta. a biter Other Abortive Attacks Bombardment. according to. Japan About 300. Japanese Infantrymen, ese naval spokesman. an equal number of cavalry. with 23 Japanese tanks, he reveated, ate lanks and armoured ears were sech {tacked Fuh Tan University. and the advancing southward stong the Woo-'Tien Lo Stu, a temple north Sung-Shanghai highway, toward the Kiangwan, to "create contusion In the Hslangying Road" orion, evidently Chinese." tines" with 's view to threatening the Chie fachleved, the tank unit withdrew Nese position west of the Far Eant-Behind: the 'Japanese positions. fse. fruitless, the spokesman said 'Army unlis, "meanwhile, advanced They were intercepted by a Chinese to within' 800-000 metres of the Chi= {oreo advancing from the south along hose lines tu Liuhang, In preparation for a determined. drive on. the-vil: Muanghsing Rood.
Japanese. atlempls to. attack from lage, an Army spokesman revealed, their line in Chapel on Monday were Chinese Communique also. furltless, the spokesman sold Throughout yesterday no Aghting In reply to a question regarding the for Importance took place, according Chinese positions tothe north and Chinese military. spokes Skirmishes around the International Hace" Covad and near 'YJoaslang Mr. R. G. Howe Safe is Kiang village oceutred. ho. Japan-fore were reported to be bushy dig
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