Shanghai, Mar. 5.
Now that fuller details have been in authoritative Jers concerning the recent fighting Jon the Kiangwan-Liuho front, it has been definitely ascertained that the report that. was the failure fof the Sth, Chinese Army stationed Liuho that caused the general Fetzeat was entirely incorrect "This army, which comprises the sith snd 86th Divisions of Kiangen provincial troops, all" slong was holding the centre of the patte line Jand suffered terrible punishment from the Japanese ait and artillery bombardments, but nevertheless stood frm." When the Japanese forces attacked and took Lio, that place was defended by the' 78th Bivision of the 19th Route Army. cateees attached "fo the "ith werity "this face bocauee ie has route "Army have been please
proke the propaganda that, the Sth the Yoth Route "Army—Reuter-nly was not fighting loyally with Woosung all in. Ruins Barly on Friday morning, un, P. Chu, of the Shana zens' Emergency Committee, and a party or affeers of that organisation embarked on a steam launch at Shanghai and sailed with Wootung as their objective. They did not Find much evidence of the late conflict until they reached Changwahpang. "The large signboards, which Used to grace the waterfronts, were Thissing and the Wing On textile plant had been largely demolished, but the large electric. signboard ith Chinese character wag si 'When' the steam launch reached Wantsdopang, the ruined. Woosung village came into view. AMI build-ngs, including' the Police Barracks, had' been practically gutted. and smoke was seen issuing from the region of Ho-Foong Street, showing that a conflagration was The Fire Brigade and the Woosung Hospital which wore located on the eastern confines of the village were also, in ruins, when the buildings of the National Central University College of Medicine, which were formerly hidden from view by village buildings, could be clearly seen from the river. While the Fear part of the college building which houses the dormitories, practically intact, the main building was partly damaged and the upper portions of the east wing have apparently collapsed. The anatomy building, which constituted Jo separate unit, could not be seen from the boat, and had presumably been completely destroyed.
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