General Iwane Matsui who is in command of the Japanese forces in the Shanghai arcs has issued an announcement to which it is presumed, that special importance hag to be attached. During the last few weeks the course of the fighting round Shanghai has been closely followed and the Japanese hive met with considerable resistance to the valour of which their Spokesmen have borne testimony, Tt may be ¥athered from General Matsti's slatement' that reinforcements of the invaders have been landed with the view of pressing a strong. offensive. It is quite impossible to. gauge the ines on which the campaign will develop, Both sides have displayed complete confidence in their ability to maintain the plans of their respective commanders. It does not necessarily follow that the Chinese withdrawals have betokened a failure to carry out the intentions of the High Command for China ig admittedly on the defensive. The superior armament of the Japanese forces has not yet fully asserted itself, General i's announcement portends a new phase, it is possible that on the Chinese side adjustments to the exigencies of such development will be duly made,
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