At the daily presi conference yesterday afternoon, she Chinese military spokesman stated that from Liuho 0 Pa-tsu-chiao (Bight Character Bridge) In Chapei, the Japanese forces had fulled to find a weak spot in the Chinese defences. The intense bombard ment was regarded by the spokesman the forerunner of a general offend In the Kiangwan and Chapel sectors the concentration of artillery fire was unprecedented on the Shanghai front, Dazang, west of Kiangwan, was 9130 heavily' shelled, Chinezo " batteries, culet for a considerable time in these areas, came into action yesterday, the spokesman said, and vigorously plied to the Japanese bombardment.
The several attempts made by the Jepanese to break through the Chi= hose Tines were repulsed, he said, adding that, they were probably. Intended to test the strength of the Chinese defences,
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