No particulars of the position at the Matung boom were available here up to this morning, it being merely reported that the Japanese have cleared part of the boom so that small vessels can pass, though not larger warships. In particular about 50 Japanese warships concentrated at Hsiangkow cannot pass the boom until it is completely destroyed. Chinese reports declare, however, that Chinese planes are preventing the Japanese from working on the boom by keeping up an'uninterrupted bombardment of the Japanese warships.
It appears as if the Chinese had kept the upper hand in the recent fighting north of the Yangtze, according to reports reaching here, It is reported that considerable numbers of Chinese troops have been concentrated in the vicinity of Tsien-shan, Up to now these forces have not succeeded, however, in recapture ing Tsienshan which is occupied by a strong Japanese garrison, but have at least prevented the Japanese from advancing on Taihu—Trans-Ocean,
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