On October 26, the Chinese Forces withdrew from Kiangwan and Chapei io positions on the south side of the Soochow Creek west of the Shanghai "Hangchow Railway Line where heavy fighting occurred. 383 men of the 88th Division became isolated in a warehouse, the property of the Joint Savings Society, in Chapei near North "tibet Road, for five days when they succeeded in retiring, entered the Settlement and surrendered to the British Troops who disarmed them and later handed them over to the SMC. for interment.
On November 9. the Chinese Army withdrew from the Soochow Creek positions to Nantao and to the country west of the Hungjao Area.
On November 12 on the retreat of the Chinese Army units remaining in Nantao the Japanese Forces encircled the Foreign Settlement and the French Concession and the scene of hostilities moved from the immediate boundaries of these two areas.
During the period August 12 to November 12 a large number of aerial bombs, shells, fragments of shel shrapnel and other missiles fell in the areas of the Settlement north and south of the Soochow Creek causing a large number of casualties and much destruction of property "The approximate number of casualties south of the creak were:—
Chinese 2.082 3,091 Foreigners 25 Killed Wounded
The more serious of these disasters causing loss of life were:—
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