Arrivals from Pootung and villages south of Shanghai, during the past two days report increase activities of Chinese guersila bands in Pootung to the south of Minghong and in the vicinity of Sungkiang and Kashing, Severe fighting first broke out in Yihsia, southwest of Minghong, on the Pootung side of the Whangpoo, As Japanese reinforcements were rushed to the scene, other mobile units scattered around Sungkiang started a large-scale attack on Japanese troops, according to a Chinese report.
A concerted attack has been launched on Japanese positions at Tehsingkang, a small village situated between Minghong and Sungkiang and to the north-west of Yihsia. In the fighting, a group of houses at Yihsia has been severely damaged.
Wangtien, a town to the south of Kashing, was captured by guerilla bands a few days ago, but was abandoned by them when the Japanese sent a large force from Kashing. Instead of engaging the Japanese troops, the Chinese unit is said to have left the town quietly.
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