Reinforcements, described by an Army communique as "powerful. have reached the Japanese units en trenched on both banks of the Whangpoo River on Sunday afternoon:
Reports brought by reconnaissance fliers, the communique issued vester day morning said, indicated that Chinese troops are being concentrated at Chingpu, 18 kims. south-west of Sungkiang, from Quinsan, Kashing, and Pootung.
Naval aircraft yesterday morning bombed Chinese troop concentrations in Lunghwa and west of Sungkiang.
Pushing further inland their wedge, Japanese troops on Sunday night cut the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway at a point west of Sungkiang. the Japanese army authorities announced yesterday morning.
At that time, the Japanese forces were still pressing northward. the communique added Havas.
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