1937-11-02 — Page 26

THE CHINA MAIL NOVEMB

DO-OR-DIE ORDER IN BATTLE ON CREEK

(Continued from Page 1)

against the Chinese reserve posi Hundreds tions along the Lincoln Road.

TALE OF HAVOC

This area has been subjected in the past few hours to probably the heaviest concentration of artillery fire since hostilities began and there is scarcely one brick above another. on the property there.

Observers from the Settlement state that the barrage was largely wasted as the Chinese re-disposed their forces shortly before the at- tack began, some moving up into the greatly harassed front fine, others withdrawing to safer zones.

JAPANESE ADMISSION

An official Japanese communique claims that the crossing of the Soochow Creek has been established and that ground is being gained slowly but steadily, though the troops have suffered very heavily."

Foreign military observers

that several thousand se troops have crossed the Creek since this morning,

but hint that their role is principally that of casualty re-

placement.

bodies are moving slowly down the Creek towards the Whangpoo.

Chinese headquarters state that, while the Japanese effect- ed the crossing, not more than

one in three of the forces em-

ploved in the operations were left to provide cover fire for the reinforcements later sent

across.

-It is claimed that at severa points, the landing attempts failed completely. Elsewhere, however, a foothold was obtained and con- solidated, although violent coun- ter attacks are now being launch- ed..

RELIEF ELSEWHERE

The violence of the operations the effect of relieving the pressure along the Soochow Creek has had on Nanhsiang and Kwangfu, and the Chinese report this afternoon stated that the troops were taking advantage of the full to strengthen their badly battered defences. Our Own Correspondent..

STOP PRESS

Canton, To-day.

Three Japanese bombers

escorted by pursuit planes

bombed the railtrack

Tongkachia this morning at

7.30 am.

Six bombs were dropped

before the invading ma-

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The

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Our Own Corres-

was done

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