In the Chapei sector, the Japanese launched an attack on Chinese positions on Paoshan Road and near the North Railway Station under the cover of heavy artillery fire early yesterday morning. No gain was made and two hours later the Japanese withdrew.
In the Wayside sector, the Chinese caused no little trouble io the Japanese by suddenly sallying forth from their positions at the edge of the International Settlement on Tuesday night, Their mission of harassing the Japanese units there having been fulfilled, they retreated.
In the face of these Chinese claims, the Japanese stated yesterday that their advance in the Yangtszepoo sector was continuing. From an independent source it was learned yesterday, however, that the advance had been-considerably held up by a line of unsuspected pill-boxes of concrete and steel, and that much of yesterday morning and afternoon's bombing and shelling was with the Object of removing these formidable obstacles,
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