At bout 830 am, yesterday a shell fell in the compound of the Shanghai Gas Company in Vu Ya Ching Road, fortunately without exploding. No' one was Injured, Severe shelling was kept up. from early morning, much of it in the vicinity of Darroch and North. Szechuen Roads, Jukong Road and -the railway, the' railway east of the CBmmereial Press, and the railway west of the North Station, Important gains were claimed along the entire front in the Japanese army and naval communiques issued last hight. Positions east of the Tungcchenhisiany Crock were reported 10 have been occupied by army units their push towards Kating. Southwest of Lotion and between Lotion and Liuhang other units are reported. to have continued to advance in a westerly direction, Starting from their positions Recreation Club Road yesterday morning, a small reconnoitering. patrol of the Naval Landing party succeded in penetrating the Chinese ines and in. reaching the Civic Centre positions of the army, the naval statement claimed. The patrol, it was further reported, was' des patched (o the Kiangwan' Race Course fo ascertain the Chinese positions in that district, Shanghai, Oct. 7.
The bravery of two Chinese soldiers at the Liuhang front was related to the "Sinwanpao cly aman who had just returned to Shanghai from the front. According to him, during the heavy fighting on Tuesday, 2 Chinese battalion, ordered " to hold a spot at "Liuhang, tost heavily. At last, only one cap-{tain and three soldiers were left, operating a machine-gun, but they refused to retreat. "Then the captain wes wounded. He was carried to a place of safety by one of the three soldiers. The other two soldiers remained at the spot, continuing to machinegun the enemy. After resisting the Japanese for over three hours. Chinese reinforcements arrived and repulsed the Japanese who sustained heavy casualties. The Chinese military authorities highly praised the bravery displayed by the two soldiers. houses on fire at East Paoshing and Paoyuen Roads, Three light ma~ chine-guns and a number of rifles were said to have been captured When the Japanese were mown down. An attack near the Commercial Press, supported by four tanks, was also repulsed after a severe engagement, the spokesman said.
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