THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER
BATTLE
NEW
SOARING TO CRESCENDO
Desperate Effort Strengthens Japan's Positions
FURTHER CROSSINGS OF
SOOCHOW CREEK
HUGE CONCENTRATION
OF NAVY FOR POOTUNG LANDING
Shanghai, To-day.
Threat of a Japanese attempt to land troops în Pootung, for the purpose of driving out the Chin-
BOYCOTT
OF JAPAN
IN COLONY
Japan will technically be boy- cotted by all Chinese in the Colony shortly, pending the unanimous approval by all firms of the sag- gestion of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce to
campaign
ese forces there while the Japanese troops on the launch a "Bay Native Goods" western front try to strike a way to the river, is
ALL TRAFFIC
HELD UP BY LONDON FOG
London, To-day.
Such a heavy fog prevailed last night in London, and many other parts of the country that all traffic was stopped.
In the metropolis, fires were lit at the most congested points to aid the few cars which braved the pea-souper
The regular passenger plane from Germany which tried to land
seen by some observers in the presence of 42 war- SETBACK DUE at Croydon, was instructed to pro- ships between Shanghai and Woosung, with about the same number outside Woosung.
These ships, which represent the largest con- centration of Japanese naval might since the be ginning of hostilities, are reported to include four aircraft-carriers.
TO NEW GUNS ceed to Southampton, where
it
landed safely later
Shipping in the Channel was Shanghai, 9.20 am. To-day. The Chinese, whose position almost completely held up.--Trans-
Ocean. along the Soochow Creek, was 60
favourable yesterday, suffered
a
setback following success of Ja- panese operations at other points!
made to extend the panese control.
landings being FANTASTICALLY
under Ja-
Meanwhile, landing boats used by the Japan-r: successful landings being ese at Woosung in August and September have now been moved to Yangtsepoo, while at the same time it is reliably reported that fresh Japanese reinforce ments are steadily pouring into Shanghai.
Concentration of a large number HIGH LOSSES
of fresh batteries in the zone, which mercilessly shelled the whole Chinese front, contributed impor
Concentration of a large number
A foreign observer who toured the MORE GAIN A tantly to the success
Chinese lines says that the Chinese
who have gained a footing on
are preparing a counter-attack aim- ed at dislodging the Japanese troops
the
south side of the Creek
MORALE HIGH
FOOTING
Shanghai, To-day. Following renewed bitter fight ing, which lasted until the early The observer asserts that the mor-hours of this morning, more Ja- ale of the Chinese troops is very panese troops have succeeded in high in spite of heavy casualties, gaining a footing on the south and he is of the opinion that the bank of Soochow Creek. Chinese may hold up, the Japanese advance for a considerable time-
The Chinese claim to have shot down two Japanese planes yester day-Reuter
SETTLEMENT ROCKED
Shanghai, To-day The severest bombardment on the Shanghai front heard for many days, rocked the western district of the Settlement all might as Japanese batteries opened up on the Chinese positions south of Soochow Creek,
The Japanese first captured
Nothing could have lived barrage which the Japanese down to cover the crossi while they adopted new giving up attempts to build toons but commandeering which they laid in a chain
the creek.
SUPERB GALLANTRY
In spite of the force violence of three small villages on the south the attack, there were several oc- bank, but were thrown out of the casions when the superb gallantry centre village by an energetic of the Chinese counter-attacking Chinese counter-attack, so that forces nearly caused failure, and Japanese detachments roughly entrenched in the other two vil lages were cut off.
The Japanese later reoccupied the villages after a severe bom bardment by their artillery other side of the Creek.
CHAIN OF JUNKS
Last night's crossing was car
by means of a bridge.
a chain of junks, while big guns laid a
Bursts of shrapnel could be observed from parts of the around the points of Settlement and French Conces- Kubicon Villag sion, while trench mortar and the Japanese machine-gun fire was plainly with both heard.
Tosses
The Hungia
GROUND GIVEN The borebardment is believed to many we dences, be the prelude of a major Japanese drive to extend the grip on the through the fighting." south bank of the Creek and sim- ing at the capture of the Hungjao
rea.
The Chinese military authorities describe the might's fighting "extremely szagaïnary” an the opinion that a
likely to break out
It is now ese that
HUNGJAO ROAD RUIN Many foreign-owned houses in
area have been damaged. shells and nearly all the villas Hangjao Road destro
Hanjao
med
urse
has
one group of about 500 Japanese are reported to have been cut off and annihilated on their refusal to
render. One village
times in the sanguin remained in
lese, who 000 men on
Casualties alleling the days of
JAPAN
the south bank three tured urse of a night of
ng, but it finally, hands of the Ja mployed more than the operation
Just arrived
Shanghai, Tod
Determination
Shanghai, 10 am, To-day.
Foreign observers, com- eating on the desperate apanese
efforts along the Creek during the ate the belief that losses must have been stically high” al- ugh it is unlikely that it
be admitted.
Reports here state that owing to the heavy losses. suffered recently, troops are being brought down to. Shanghai from North China. Our Own Correspondent.
The Chinese are also plac- ing long lines of barbed wire and are improving their re- doubts and machine-gun em- placements.
Meanwhile, forcements chiefly from Pukow Railway
heavy re
„arriving, Tientsin
It is reported that Gen- eral Chang Fah-kwei, com mander the famous Iron- side
opera
CHINESE CLAIM KWANGEU
Shanghai
fighting,
of Japanese troops
ged, in an
through the Chin
Kwang
the
taging
Chinese to check the Japan- ese troops at all costs, foreshadowed by intense tivity in the Hungiso area, where large 1 of Chinese soldiers ging in
At one point Chinese in- fantrymen have dug trenches within a few yards
miles toward
Injuries
Bri
d by the 1
line was foug