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Joint Savings bank godown in No
fighting ensued as the Soochow Road yesterday. E heavy machine guns, hand gr and afterwards brought up artill which scored direct hits on the ing which hed been heavily d by the Chinese during the day.
was proceeding, shots flying all Early this morning, a lively battle the district and the noise of the ing sounding all over the Set As fe expected that the would abandon their 4 Municipal Police, on ne ced A of the [British railitary authorities dry holding the sector, brought up. motor trucks to transport the should they cross the creek but a 120 am. fighting was eҙ heavy. The trucks were origi parked at the corner of Avenue and Vu Ya-ching Road but were moved to a point near Chekiang Roag Bridge while the battle raged gr imperiling people on the soul of the creek.
With the Japanese) attacking from the west and north of the E concentrating principally on north, the fiercest fighting yet nessed on the edge of the areas followed. Heavy trench more tars dropped their charges on ti building and shots covered d the south side-of the creek godown, hundreds of snatching their bel ing shelter elsewhere. A number casualties were reported in the district but precise details be ascertained early this morning the battle continued,
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