Five wounded Chinese arrived Shanghai yesterday evening at 7 O'clock aboard the German s, Hansi Which picked them up at Sa Tsang Ying Tso a small fisher-village near Tsungming Islands where they said they had been wounded when Chi-Rose guerillas yesterday attempted drive the controlling Japanese military out of the district. Fighting started early yesterday morning. and was the fiercest that had ever been seen round Tsungming Islands, the wounded men stated, although they maintained that warfare between guerillas and Japanese troops is, nearly an every day occurrence in those parts. the control of the district often changing from one to the other parties, The men, whose wounds are not serious unless complications set in, also stated that many persons were killed in yesterday's pitched battle which was still proceeding as they boarded the vessel. One corpse was also brought to Shanghai, presumably for burial.
Three of the five men were taken to the Police Hospital for treatment as no place could be found for them elsewhere whilst the remaining two are at present being detained at the St. Lukes, Hospital.
Exact details as to the extent of their injuries could not be obtained ata Jale hour last night,
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