In spite of the impression of stability gained by foreign observers behind the Chinese lines and the knowledge of the fine morale of the Chinese troops, the opinion was pressed in independent lit that the Chinese would withdraw from the western area before this morning This was apparently due to the report that Japanese troops had reached the south bank of the Whangpoo somewhere in the vicinity of Minghong. Japanese communiques yesterday afternoon described the Chinese resistance south of the Soochow Creek as "erumbling," and stating that the Chinese were retreating south of the Hungjao Road. These views were mot confirmed by independent observers. It was admitted that there was plenty of movement in both directions along the Hungjao Road, but as much of it could have been put down to reinforcement of the Chinese positions as withdrawal from them.
On the Pootung side it was reported that the Chinese had put in a fresh batch of troops to reinforce those who had been withdrawn, but these repotts were received with
touch with the situation. Apparently some s enol Cly those in close the Chind¥e have left between fifteen bundyed and two thousand men, said tà be in plain clothes, to act as a rearguard for the tesops which have been transferred south to deal with the Japanese threat from Hangchow Bay. The Chinese on the Pootung side were bombed and machine-gunned by Japanese planes yesterday afternoon.
Along the Hungjao Road another foreign house was added to the list of casualties, the home of Mrs Norris G. Woods, 278 Hungjao Road, being almost completely burned. The fre started the day before, at about half past three in the afternoon Two Accused of Possessing Forging Material More than $2,800 alleged counter-felt notes on various Chinese banks and three engraving plates for making such notes were seized on Sunday by a party led by Det.-Inspr. Boddy f-om the Sinza Police Station. Acting on information received, the police first arrested two Chinese who tried to sell the alleged counterfeit notes in Avenue Edward VIL Information given by the arrested men resulted in a raid on 40/395 Mohawk Road, where fake notes of different denominations on the Central Bank, the Bank of China, and the Hupeh Bank were found Brought before the First Special District Court yesterday, the arrested men, Sung Ah-yoong and Jan Yue-woo, were charged with possession of counterfeiting material and counter-felt notes, and remanded till November 15. The accused said they had received the seized articles and notes from one Ngah who had escaped
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