THE CHINA MAIL NOVEMBER 1937
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STRUGGLING TO KEEP PRECARIOUS HOLD
Chinese Attack Japanese Positions All Night HEAVY RAIN RESTRICTS
RESTRICTS COSTLY SOOCHOW CREEK BATTLE VENTURE
NEW NANHSIANG OFFENSIVE PENDING
Shanghai, To-day.
GENEVA'S FAR EAST POSTPONEMENT
Geneva, To-day.
The Far Eastern advisory committee has agreed to the
War operations on the Soochow Creek front are almost completely at a standstill owing to the heavy rain, which is holding up the drive of the Jap-chairman's proposal to postpone anese forces.
the next meeting, originally fixed for November 7, and has asked
before the end of the week,
Main task of the Japanese troops at present is for suggestions from colleagues to maintain the precarious foothold which they have gained on the south bank of the Creek in the past two days.
All night isolated parties of Japanese soldiers,
The Chinese delegate suggests the meeting should be held not later than November 21-Reuter
numbering between 100 and 200 each, were kept AU
busy warding off Chinese attacks and encircling movements.
Meanwhile, the Japanese are reported to be
AT
NEAR COLLAPSE
Shanghai, To-day
Athough the Japanese continue to claim that strong Japanese forces are well established on the south bank of Soochow Creek, foreign observers. testify that the Chinese defence has proved super- for so far and that only scattered parties of Japanese have crossed the Creek
Wuchiacho is the only point where the Japanese seem to be on top, and even here they are
HING HANGED unable to advance any further
STANLEY
rapidly completing preparations to launch a fron- The final chapter of the "Sincere tal attack on Nanziang-Reuter.
NANFSIANG BATTLE
The Chinese claim that the Ja- panese have made no progress
in' their bid for Nanhsiang. It is derried that Little Nanhsiang, has fallen Kwangfu, also remains in the Chinese hands. The Japanese have been launching infantry at- tacks since yesterday afternoon without success.
Early this morning the Japanese warships were again subjected to have shelling from the camouflag- ed Chinese artillery on Pootung.
Fighting is continuing across the Soochow Creek.
TOYODA MILL
The Chinese still persist that the Toyoda Cotton Mill is still in their hands, in spite of Japanese reports that they have captured the mill
Chinese military officials state that the Japanese lost over 1,000 troops in the course of attacking Little Nanhsiang yesterday. Our- Own Correspondent.
CHINESE SUCCESS
Shanghai, To-day.
It is officially claimed that as the result of the fighting during the night, all Japanese troops have been driven from the south bank of the Soochow Creek except in the vicinity of Wuchiacho, where several hun- dreds are still holding out-Hua Nan
which the northern and eastern districts have al. ready experienced and the western area is now experi encing...
The Japanese ascribe the re- ported withdrawal to fear of being cut off by Japanese troops advancing south from Jessfield.
Chinese circles, however,” stoutly deny any withdrawal
POOTUNG LANDING TO BE
TRIED AGAIN
Meanwhile a fleet of sampans has been brought up-river by the Japanese, and it is learnt that a larger number is fur- ther down river.
Built with flaring landing. bows and equipped with grap- pling irons, it is believed these may have been brought up the Whangpoo for landing troops in Pootung-Reuter
DR. KUNG WARNS AGAINST HOPEI NOTES
Shanghai, To-day.
The Minister of Finance, Dr. H H. Kung has warned local Chinese authorities in the northern pro- vinces of Honan, Shantung, Shang-
NANTAO RUMOUR hai, Shansi, Kansti,
Shanghai, To-day. Considerable interest has been aroused by reports that large numbers of Chinese troops are evacuating Nan tao in a westerly direction.
If true, it means the French Concession, where the large part of Shanghai's population is now concentrated, will be spared the dangers of stray shells.
that
Synotes Chinghai, not to accep issued by the Hope Provincial Bank
The Finance Ministry, it is de clared, is anxious to prevent circulation of notes issued by the bank, an institute located in ter- ritory controlled by Japan, and therefore considered it necessary to warn local authorities in North China that the note can no longer be accepted
tender- Ocean
but are merely holding on
The Japanese are reported to have barricaded themselves in a building.
BATTERY SHELLING
Company Murder Case" was written at dawn this morning, when AuA Japanese battery of four guns near St. John's University, Hing, the convicted": murderer of the late Mr. David Chen See (Chen the nothern bank of the Creek, is only a few hundred metres from
Lai-tsun), Managing Director of Messrs. Sincere Company, Limited, shelling the Chinese lines along paid the extreme penalty at the Fighting of a skirmishing na-
the railway track. Stanley Gaol.
This was, incidentally, the first north of Shanghai.
ture has also been resumed execution to take place in the new prison.
In the Lotien Liuho sector the Japanese are becoming increas Dr. G. L Shaw, Medical Officer in ingly active. They have been re- charge of the Prison, and the Chief inforced heavily by tanks and Warder were present at the execu-armourd cars and a large attack tion which was carried out by War- can be expected here so der B. Plumb.
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