Little Activity Noted to Change Situation Shanghai, Oct. 10.
'The opening, of the ninth week of Sino-Japanese. hostilities found the situation yesterday generally changed from recent reports, altho emphasis had been laid on' probable considerable activity previous to Double Tenth anniversary which 43 to-day.
The heavy rain of the last two or three days might be ascribed ax the cause for yesterday's - comparative quiet, which was marked only by Driet" Japanese shelling of Chines positions behind the North Station Jand a few shells and another scare regarding Pootung. Thee Chinese military" spokesman, however, ro-ported that a considerable move mer fof Japanese troops, munitions military supplies was proceeding from Yangtszepoo slong the road to Woosung and to Liuhang and Lotic Genera the Japanese Comder-in-Chief, which are. generally believed to herald a new stage in the hostilities, was. ignored in Chinese cles. No Chinese newspapers lished' them and no reference "was in om cial circles.
According to the Chinese spokes man, fierce fighting continued in the Wentsaopang region throughout. yesterday. "Although Chinese altars up to yesterday afternoon had failed 10) dislodge the Japanese on the south Dank of the Creek, the Chinese had the situation well in hand, a Chinese: military spokesman said at yesterday afternoon's press conference.
Severe fighting was also reported in the vicinity of Meng-chia-che, 10 the west of the Lotien-Liuhang way, The Japanese threat "aga Lao-lu-che was removed yesterday not been traced. morning when the Japanese units estimated that there are at least facing Meng-chlarche were forced to twenty fore withdraw to a village further east, the spokesman said.
Skirmishes in Chapei occurred at Pastsu-chiao, Kwangtung Road, and East Paoshing Road yesterday sorning. Occasionally Japanese baticries fired on Chapel. Both sides were holding their original lines, acen: ding to the spokesman.
In reviewing the fighting of the! past few days, the spokesman sala the final stage of the so-called "fourth big push" which, according to the Japanese military' spokesman, would. be reached before October 10, had failed to materialize, Chinese Retreat Forecast The Japanese military spokesman yesterday informed foreign new:
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