Japanese units, which on Saturday night completed the occupation of Yanghang, were continuing their advance close on the heels of the Chinese retreating towards Liuhang on, Sunday morning, a Japanese military spokesman announced yesterday afternoon.
The Chinese, he said, appeared to be -preparing for a stand along the Tachang-Liuhang line. Both towns are on the Shanghai-Liuho highway: Before retreating, the Chinese set ire to various villages near Yang-hang, according to the spokesman.
Strong Chinese defences, the spokesman continued, had been built opposite Japanese, lines around Lotien. A Japanese push from th direction was being stayed, he said, from fear that if pressed too hard, the Chinese might attempt to rush the International Settlement and the French Concession.
Heavy Chinese troop movements away from the front lines were noticed by Japanese fliers yesterday, the spokesman stated
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