Attacked; Japanese Planes Active Shanghai, Aug. 5.
FHENG#AC Acrodrome and the Japanese radio station at Lotien, hear Woosung, suffered serious damages on August 2 as a result of two late evening attacks launched by guerillas and many regulars stated to be under the direct command of the Military Aflairs Council in Chungking.
Quoting recent arrivals from the western district, a Chinese report says that tension reigned in Hungjao when the surprise attack was made.
Outnumbered, the Japanese garrison troops there withdrew awaiting for reinforcements which: came early rife next morning when the attackers had already gone. The attacking force is stated to have been led by Miao Sen who takes orders from Chungking.
In the radio station attack, the Japanese offered strong. resistance after obtaining reinforcements' from their headquarters in the western district but despite of it the guerillas caused heavy damages to the station and escaped safely, the report states.
Barly on the morning of Aug. 3, a force battle was fought between the Japanese and members of the Fourth Route. Army operating along the Tsingpu-Shanghai Highway in a village called Cheng Xa Chiao, the same report states. Villagers and farmers were awakened by the heavy gunfire. The Japanese are said to have also obtained. reinforcements from the western district headquarters, The fighting lasted until 8 am, The Guerillas Execute Puppet Official Shanghai, Aug. 7.
Ma Ssu-chi, chairman of the "Autonomous Society", a pup= pet political organization in Fah Hwa Cheng (western district) is reported to have been exe~ cuted on Saturday by guerillas operating in the same area. He was waylaid by the irregulars while he was on his way to Chenkachiao, Hungjao Road to collect some debt mone; Aged 46, Ma was a native of Changchow. He was the proprietor of a Chinese medicine shop in Fah Hwa Cheng and chosen to be the head of the puppet organization after the conclusion of hostilities around Shanghai. He recently opened a branch' shop in Chenkachiao where he was arrested. He was sent to the headquarters of guerillas in the western district and soon executed by a firing squad as he was considered a traitor. believed to have been dropped from this machine which later passed over the Settlement on its way to Chapel and areas near the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. The report suggested that Chinese regulars and guerillas were oxiremely active in railway districts between Chenju and Lunghwa.
Quoting a recent arrival from an occupied district along the Shanghai Nanking Railway, a report published by the "Chien Evening News" tended to substantiate the report that tension reigned in railway areas on the eastern front. A "trial" attack was reently launched on Kashing and Chi-hose troops were said to have often been discovered in and near Hangchow, The Javanese have dug trenches near the Tallway zone and also erected more barbed wire tanglements carefully searching all people.
Rumours were. said. tobe. freely eiteulated in the occupied interior that the Chinese forces" will launch the much-heralded counter offensive witha view to retaking all important occupied districts before—September 18, Police Prepare for Shanghai, Aug. 4 'All stations of the Shang! 'Muntcipal Police were on the lett last night in preparation for the coming anniversaries from August 8 to 18. A practice alarm was sent out to" all stations ° at 645. pam, which was responded' to unanim= ously. Barely had the squads. got back from the test call, however, when a general alarm was sent out from Headquarters at 6.40, and orders issued to search for three, motor detachment of 30 men, rushed from "Louza Police Station to the Chekiang Road bridge where all cars coming from the North of Soochow Creek were searched. One car was seized and the driver Japanese started a house-to-house search arresting ten villagers, the report asserts, The report substantiates the numer fous recent reports to the effect that gunfire was audible in the western districts very often in the evening. These reports suggest that the Jap-nese are having a hard time in, bringing the guerilla situation in the district under their control.
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