Japanese garrisons successfully repulsed on Monday attacks by Chinese guerilla bends within a 200-kilometre radius of Shanghai, a Japanese military spokesman announced last night.
A force of approximately 1,500 Chinese was beaten back near Tungtzi, 150 kilometres north of Nantung, on the northern bank of the Yangtze, while several hundred Chinese guerillas were badly defeated near Keshing. The latter group fled leaving behind about 100 dead and scores of prisoners, the spokesman claimed.
The Japanese army air force was active on Monday assisting ground operations against Chinese troop concentrations in the Hukow area, according to the spokesman.
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