N almost continuous succession of bombing raids by Japanese planes was the distinguishing feature of the\war in the Shanghai area yesterday. While there was heavy fighting round Yanghang, it was admitted in ind dependent circles that the Japan ese forces were not making the progress that had been ant! cipated, and that they might have to wait for further reinforcements before the much talked of "big push" materialized.
Except for the air raids, there was little of importance in the Shanghai situation. At Yanghang Japanese. attacks and Chinese counter-attacks more or less cancelled each other out. On the other fronts there were severe bombing raids, and in the area north and west of Yangtszepoo there were a number of Chinese villages which were deliberately fired, apparently with a view to furthering the Japanese drive in that sector.
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