THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 6, 1988.
JAPANESE DRIVE AGAINST NANCHANG ACHIEVES LITTLE Unable To Break Through At Vital Sha Ho Sector
Chinese Counter Attack North Of Yangtse
Nanchang, To-day.
Terrific fighting is raging on both the north and
south banks of the Yangtze River.
The Japanese on the south bank are attempting to blast their way to Nanchang before the flood spreads to the Poyang Lake area but are un- able to make any headway because of stiff Chinese resistance and the difficult terrain. For the past two days the Japanese have hurled a deluge of shells on the Chinese positions at Shaho, 17 kilometres south of Kiukiang.
Under the heavy barrage their infantry have launched repeated onslaughts in an effort to break through the Chinese line but with- out success. Their losses are not less than 2,000 casualties.
The Japanese 106th Division, rushed to the Kiukiang sector, has now been thrown into action.
140,000 REFUGEES IN SHANGHAI
Hankow, To-day.
There are still, 140,000 Chinese refugees accommodated in various With Huangmei, on the Hupeh-camps in Shanghai, according to Anhwei border, submerged in a Shanghai. message. water, the Japanese drive on the There were about 300,000 re- north bank has been halted though fugees after the outbreak of hos- fighting is still going on in the tilities in Shanghai. About 160,000 surrounding high level-grounds.
of them have been repatriated dur- Japanese mechanised units
ing the past few months.-Central rendered ineffective by the flood.
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Chinese troops on the Tsienshan- Taihu sector are counter-attacking with great success. Japanese com- munication on the Tsienshan-Taihu highway has been cut at several 'points, and several points to the north-west of both cities have been re-occupied by the Chinese.
Siaochihyi, a strategic town mid- way between Tsienshan and Taihu,' was the scene of bloody fight- ing yesterday. Japanese artillery heavily bombarded the Chinese positions from dawn to noon to cover the advance of some 3,000 infantrymen. Over 1,000 shells were fired but the Chinese firmly held their ground.-Central News.
Hankow, To-day,
While the lull continues along the south-bank of the Yangtse, severe fighting has broken out along the north-bank in the vicinity of Siaochiyi in South-west Chienshan.
Despite severe pounding by the Japanese artillery which fired ap proximately 1,000 shells, the Chin- ese troops, according to a military communique, stood their ground and later repulsed the repeated Japanese attacks. Reuter.
SHA HO HOLDING
Hankow, To-day. The heights at Sha Ho are still in Chinese hands despite furious attacks.
The Japanese launched attack after attack in an effort to capture the summits since early yesterday morning, but late last night the Chinese were holding their posi- tions.
Messages this morning indicate that the battle is continuing.—Our] Own Correspondent.
Yuanku, To-day.
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Large numbers of Japanese troops at Tsinyang in north Honan reported to have
withdrawn to Sinsiang, important junction of the Peiping-Hankow Railway, and the Tzokon Chinghua Railway, where they will more northward-Central |
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