Fourteen Chinese divisions, among which are included the units of the crack First Army commanded by Gen. Hu Tsung-nan, are now. concentrated in the Shanghai area, Major Naokata Utsunomiya, assistant Japanese military attache, announced yesterday morning.
Included, according to the spokesman were, the First, Second, El venth, Twenty-fourth, Thirty-sixth, Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, Sixtieth, Sixty-first, Sixty-seventh, Seventy-eighth, Eighty-seventh, Eighty-eighth and Ninety-eighth Divisions.
In addition, units from the Third, Fifty-eighth, Fitty-fifth, Eighty-third and Eighty-fifth divisions were also concentrated in the neighbourhood of Shangha said.
Major Utsunomya stated in replying The stent Chinese division, to a question, ran from 8,000 to 18,000 men.
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