Threatening the renewal of Sino-Japanese military operations on. large scale throughout the entire! district adjacent to Shanghai, Aetachments of the 19th. Route: Army launched n vigorous offensive against the Japanese outposts in front of the extreme right of their Hine near Sekiang, in the northern Liuho sector, yesterday morning according to an official star ment last night by the Japanese high command here. "While the orders issued by General Shirakawa, the Japanese Commander-in-Chief, instructed the force holding the position in question to confine its operation solely to repulsing the attack, and to avoid any offensive movement, grave fear was igh military circles ional Chinese troops would be drawn into the action and that the engagement ould become information One of the reasons for. this ap: prehension was the fuet. that. jus Drevious to the announced attack, several. divisions. of the Chinese National Army, under the. comm of General Shang Kan Yun-toring, faze reported to have arrived in the Lino aren from Soochow as reinforcements to. the units of General 'Tsai Ting-kai's command. Other bodies of 'Chinese troops. are known to have been brought. forward. tne the district etd by the Toth. Route Army daring" the' last few days, While uncantiemed reports state that uring the tat '24 hours the Jat. disembarked in' "this. "aren Infantry Division has
augment the army of occupation, warcraft, "have been unloading Converted transports, convoyed. soldiers and. various munitions. of war at the new Zichengying base near Liuho for the past several days, but whether or not the new arrivals Are replacement troops or, members ofa new dopaness Division has not Been revealed,
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