THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 27 193
CHINESE
CONFIDENCE
Headquarters Pleased With Stubborn Resistance
JAPANESE OFFENSIVE
SMASHED
AT ALL
POINTS
Shanghai, To-day.
The present military situation in the Shanghai area is regarded as highly favourable by Chinese headquarters, which point out that all Japanese at- tempts to encompass the city from the north have definitely broken down.
CHINESE COUP DAILY HERALD
AT WOOSUNG
Nanking, To-day. According to reports from re- liable Chinese sources, bodies of Chinese troops at Woosung have slipped r round the Japanese
in rear.
The fighting was violent and both sides lost heavily.
It is estimated that the Ja- panese suffered 5,000 casual ties up to noon on Wednesday. A Brigadier-General was among their dead. Since then, their losses have been at least doubl ed.
Other reports show that the Chinese have again attacked in
Chinese quarters believe that owing to the stubborn resistance offered by the Chinese troops, the time factor must operate in China's favour, since maintenance of a large body of Japanese the north-east of Shanghai and troops in a foreign country requires a huge expen- diture, far exceeding the cost of maintenance of a
are still endeavouring to break through to the waterfront. Trans-Ocean
Chinese Army which is fighting on its own soils Deer
JAPAN RETREATS FROM TULIUCHEN
Tsinan, To-day.
DISAPPROVES
OUTRAGED GESTURES
London, To-day.
The Japanese are proferring anxious apologies for dangerous- ly wounding our Ambassador,” says a leading article in "Daily Herald."
There is no reason to doubt their sincerity.
They have an unconcealed desire to turn out all foreigners except themselves from China, but that is a story for another time.
They are certainly not such fools as to make a deliberate attack the British Ambassador, or even on a British car, at this stage, so there is no point in getting worked up, striking outraged gestures or
It is pointed out, moreover, that the Japanese invading army will be confronted by an even more difficult situation if the scene of the fighting should be shifted further inland.
The Japanese suffered exceedingly heavy According to information from clamouring for retribution. losses when they landed further troops south of troops from Chenkuantun, assault bombing of the Deutschland, per- Woosung on Thursday and it is pointed out that the ed the Japanese positions at Tuliu-haps, and no Briton is going to ask Japanese have made practically no progress in the chen yesterday, and succeeded in for a sequel like Almeria- fighting at Lotien-Trans-Ocean.
BATTLE STILL RAGING
Shanghai, To-day.
communication circles," Chinese
It was a tragic accident, like the
diving them back in the The only sequel worth worrying. general direction of Tientsin about is that the Ambassador will The Chinese column was support recover. Beuter. ed by two tank corps.
A Japanese plane reconnoitering over Tangkuantun, about 50 miles
FAIR WEATHER
southwest of Tientsin on the Tien- The Royal Observatory re
The fierce fighting which started with the Japsin-Pukow line, was driven off by this morning that a wes anese offensive at Woosung and Liuho at midnight gunfire from armoured cars yester-cyclone is centred over Kar on Wednesday is still continuing.
The Chinese are offering stubborn resistance, disputing every inch of the ground, although great- ly outnumbered by the Japanese several points.
Japanese warships are bombarding Chapei and Kiangwan with high explosive shells, while the Jap- anese aircraft are showering bombs on the Chinese positions.
In Chapel, Woosung and Pootung fresh fires have been started. and are blazing fiercely.
The din of battle is distinetly audible in the Settlement. Chinese quarters admit that the Chinese troops have retreated for strategic reasons at several unimportant points on the front. Trans-Ocean.
BROUGHT TO STANDSTILL
Shanghai, To-day.
It is now quite certain that the Japanese ad- vance, although led by tanks and armoured cars, has been brought to a standstill by the Chinese who have taken up carefully-prepared defensive posi- tions.
The Chinese artillery has come importantly into the picture again, and batteries from the North Station sector are in action heavily shelling the Jap- anese in Hongkew and Yangtsepoo Trans-Ocean.
SEVERE ALL-NIGHT drawn from the imme
FIGHTING AT LIUHO
Redisposition Of Chinese Troops
beyond the
where they spent the
additional
AIL
mon and
day Central News.
covers N. China and Japan. trough is stationary between Indo- China the Western Carolines. Hai Chai-shing, aged 18, knock-
The typhoon is probably situated ed down by a lorry, in Canton about 400 miles south of Hong
Kowloon Hospital with injuries to
Road yesterday, was taken to the Kong moving W.N.W. or NW. the head
Local forecast NE winds, fresh, fine to cloudy.
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