A concerted Chinese land and air. counter-offensive in the Chapei sec-for, launched yesterday evening, was making satisfactory progress, a report from the Central News correspondent at the Chapei front reported at 8.30 o'clock last night.
The furious offensive was made by four routes, namely from East Pao-shing Road, Jukong Road, Chung-chow Road and Kwangtung Street.
By 8 o'clock, the message said, the Chinese troops had crossed the northern section of North Szechuen Road, reaching Changchun Road, Hsingchiachiao Road and Darroch Road.
Over, 270 Japanese troops were learned to have been killed.
Late last night, however, the Japanese reported having driven back a fierce attack by the Chinese on their positions in North Szechuen Road near San Yi Lee Terrace, following the Chinese shelling which began shortly after 5 p.m. and continued until nearly 7 pin, "The communique stated that approximately one battalion' of Chinese forces participated in the action, and continued:
^After allowing the Chinese to approach very close the Japanese opened fre with rifles, machineguns and field pieces, almost wiping out the entire Chinese unit. Several hundred bodies of Chinese soldiers were counted in front of the Japanese
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