Shanghai, May 24, Guoritla bands contintied active in Pootung and south of Shang-hal during the past two days, artillery and machine-gun fire being occasion: lly audible during the night.
Reports were received from Pootung that artillery "thuds" were clearly audible after 10 p.m. on May 22. A foreign resident on the Bund reported hearing intense machinegun fire on the Pootung side shortly after 2am.
Japanese troop movements were also reported in Pootung and Nanlao. Between 500 and 600 Japanese soldiers in Pootung had been sent to an ustiselosed place. About 3,000 Jap-fu nese soldiers moved in q southerly direction from Nantao oh May. 22, according to a Chinese report, 'Asa means to deal with the suerilia bands, Japanese " military' authorities were reported to have} established "Peace Maintenanee Corps Headquarters" at Soochow, Hsuchow, Wusih, Changchow, Chin-Jaang, Nanking,' Yangchow,' Sung-Ikiang' and other big cities. Military oticers who formerly served under Chinese warlords will be utilized by the Japanese to negotiate with these mobile units to organize them into maintenance corps, it is reported, At about 1 o'clock this morning, artillery fire could be distinctly hear in. the Central District emanating from a south-westerly direction, Fighting Around Shanghat May 26.
Activities of gueritia bands in Pootung and around Shanghai continued unabated during the past few da; artillery and machine-gun fire. explosions of hand-grenades being! audible sometimes in the night carly morning.
Fighting was still being continued in. small villages between Sungkiang and Minghong, according to a Chi nese report. Following the evacua tion of Japanese troops from villages In Nanwet district, Pootung, Chinese mobile units were' reported to have re-entered the town, Another Chinese message reported the appearance. of Chinese regular troops in Haiyén, A large number}
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