Japanese forces. guarding the northern and eastern sectors repulsed two separate Chinese attacks on these fronts during the night of Sunday to Monday, Japanese naval authorities declared in an announcement at 9 o'clock yesterday morn+ ing.
With the shooting of a green signal flare in Chapei at 9 o'clock on Sun day night, Chinese forces along North Szechuen Road attempted to advance but were forced back by withering Japanese fire, the communique stated. Captured in this combat were five Chinese heavy machine: guns and 20 rifles.
Another thrust in the vicinity of Wayside Park by the Chinese 36th Division at 11 o'clock Sunday night was frustrated, the communique declared. The Chinese were claimed to have been pushed outside the Settle~ ment boundaries in a vigorous encounter.
Incendiary shells, fired from Chinese positions in the North Station, fell near the Yalu Road and Thorne Road bridges early on Monday morning. None, however, started any serious conflagrations, the communi" que stated.
Shells did not fall in Hongkew, ac= cording to the announcement.
Shells came down in large numbers about half a mile to the north the Post Office in North Szechuen Road, while Japanese destroyers were reported to be lying off the N.Y.K. Consular Wharf. Many Chinese refugees left Shanghai in ships charter~ ed by Chinese compares under British protection yesterday morning.
Japanese planes continued to bomb in the vicinity of Taziang. Shells ex~ ploded on Shanse near Peking Road and in Soochow Road creek 25 yards west of Kiangse Road.
Japanese planes continued to bomb the Pootung side and a big fire was reported in the vicinity of Dah Zang Wireless Station.
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