The fall of Tazang and Miachang was reported by a Chinese military spokesman at yesterday afternoon's press conference. The fact that reinforcements were sent to Kiangwan ahd Chapel indicated that the Chinese would "continue to hold "the two Chinese troops guarding. Tazang evacuated the village at 9 am. after the Japanese spearhead had penetrated the Tazang-Nanziang highway. Miao~ bhang was evacuated the night before. In this. sector Chinese troops are holding a line to the north of Kiang wan, Information received from military headquarters at 4 pam. by the Chi hose spokesman showed that the Japanese troops, who had erossed the highway in their drive toward Cheniu, were still 2,500 metres from the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, With the Japanese concentrating all their efforts on their push toward Chenju, fighting to the northwest. Nanziang "had. slowed down. The Japanese troops were still about three kilometres to the northeast. The village of Kwangfu remained in Chinese hands, the spokesman, said, Recounting the fighting in the Tazang sector, the spokesman said that "the main Japanese—force, which left the " Liuhang-Tazang highway Sunday and. attacked the Chinese positions west of the village, suieceeded after an all-night. battle in erossing the Tazang-Nanziang high way Monday night on a front about tone kilometre in length. he spokesman said. 'The enemy xeerosed the highway and by pushing toward the 'Tezang-Chensu' Mghway {hreatened the left and rear" of Tasang. In view of the situation, Chinese troops were ordered to with-Graw from the village shorly after Sam. They are now on the east find south of Tazang.
further weston the Tazang-Nanziang_highwoy, Japanese troops assed. Kechiachlaoehe and were Xtiving to reach the Changpang: Creviy, according to the spokesman. Evigently their objective is the Chenju, wireless stean.
'Weavy Sighting also' took place north et Miachang on Monday, the spokesman said. The. situation Tazang having rendered the Chinese Positions untenable, Chinese—troops Withdrew to anew position north of Kiangwan. Simultaneously, Chin-troops occupying a line west of the Civic Centre, were also. withdrawn to the Shaighal-Woosung roil-way.
Tepon's planes were, on the whole, well away from Shanghai in. their Bombing operations yesterday, main-concerned with attacking Chinese
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