The Archive · 1932

Chinese Ordered to Cease Fighting

It is officially announced that General Chiang Kwan, nai, commander of the Chi-hose troops at the front, has given orders to all his forces fo cease hostilities against the Japanese troops unie further attacked by them, according to a Kuo Min message. their respective offensive temporarily a their lines at the points last eaptur-Jed, followed closely after the occupy tion at 8.10 a.m. yesterday of the ire Woosung fortified area, the strongly defended Chinese posi-the entire Shanghai district yesterday sharp engage: ments between Sino-Japanese forces [were reported in progress. net Liuho, on the Yangtze River, and [west of Nanziang, the furthermost Point under Japanese occupation, The fighting near Liuho is bellow to bean attempt by the ousted Woosung defenders, to force @ pa sage through to the new Chinese positions near Quinsan while the Chinese assert the Nanziang er Heagement to bea countd Jattack by the Nineteenth Route Army.

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