Tokyo Leaders Extoll Their Courage in Shanghai Tokyo, Oct, 26.
Courage and determination display-by Japanese troops in the Shanghai area, "in the face of elimati qeographieal "and. political ditieulties," were extolled to-day by General Gen Sugiyama, War Minister, in an interview with Domei.
"Although the military developments on the Shanghai front are in our favour," he added, "we must redouble our efforts to cement further the ties binding the Government to the people, without exulting over the Chinese Missiles Damage East District Dwellings Shanghai, Oct. 29.
British-owned houses on Baikal Road were hit by Chinese artillery shells fired from' Pootung at about nine o'clock on Wednesday night, 2 Japanese "embassy spokesman said yesterday morning. Chinese houses the vicinity had also been hit, but no lives were lost, the oficial asserted, In two raids ai 820 o'clock and at 910 o'clock on Wednesday night, Chinese alreratt had dropped in= cen diary bombs over the Area without, howeve damage, the spokesman stated. merely grinned self-consciously when questioned about their rescue efforts, [and were shy about telling the details.
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