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NANTAO DEFIANCE MORE THAN BRAVADO Compelling Japanese To Divert Strong Force DRAMATIC FORCED MARCH JAPANESE- FROM HANGCHOW WAR WILL

CHINESE THROWING OUT FLANKS TO TAIHU LAKE

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Shanghai, 1.30 p.m., To-day.

In a dramatic forced march from Sungkiang,

CONTINUE FOR

LONG PERIOD"

Tokyo, 1 p.m., To-day. "Anyone who imagines that the developments in Shanghai are the prelude to an early termination of the war may quickly divest

clared Mr. Sato, Secretary to the War Office, on his re- turn from the Shanghai war front to-day.

which fell after sharp fighting yesterday, the Jap- themselves of the hope, de anese main body which landed at Hangchow Bay a few days ago, has now occupied Tsinpu, ten miles south of Hwangtu on the Shanghai-Nanking Rail- way, and is threatening the Chinese right flank, Mr. Sato said that it was ap which appears to be swinging round, and to be en-parent that the Chinese had not gaged in a race to the Taihu Lake to preventing the rolling-up of the entire Chinese line.

ISSUE WARNING

Shanghai, 135 p.m., To-day. The Japanese authorities have warned non-combatants to evacuate Nantão inme- diately as the

Japanese Army and Navy proposed to begin mopping up" opera- tions this afternoon.

The warning, it is believ ed, heralds the intention of commencing a destructive bombardment by artillery and naval forces, together with large-scale aerial bombing attack. Renter

in the meantime continuing an active anti-Japanese policy.

sibility of third-party intervention,

lost their spirit of resistance and The Japanese Army will continue that until they had given up the to adopt a punishing policy and as idea of resistance, the war would long as ana resists the war will go on

continue

can be an understanding

Tsinpu fell into their hands at 10 am. to-day, but foreign military observers report that the im-

The War Office is paying no at

Mr. Sato ventured the belief that tention to portance of failure to check the Hangchow advance

stions that there it will continue “for long period." pre- Another War Offic seems to have been well appreciated by the Chinese seat circumstan

stated that the Japanese will command and the main peril has, for the time be-the Nine-Power Conference, and is Chinese resistance in the Yangisze

China has lodged an appeal to start decisive action to ing, been averted.

plainly still relying upon the pos-Valley Our Own Correspondent.

The position of the 10,000 odd Chinese troops in the old Chinese city of Nantao is extremely precari- ous and they may, at any time, be completely sur- rounded by the Japanese, who have concentrated large forces along the Siccawei and Zahhwei Creeks in an attempt to force a quick decision.

Severe fighting occurred this suffering unduly heavy casualties: morning, and observers along the In an official statement on the French Concession boundary re-withdrawal, the Chinese headquar port that hitherto all Japanese ters spokesman said that any onslaughts have been beaten off, course would have resulte with losses high.

mecess

The Chinese troops in Nautao de musen

clare their intention of fighting-to

the last man rather than surrender Foreign

and another Chapei seems to be in those of the French ession prospect when the Japanese are afraid that Nantao will suller the able to bring their artillery into fate of Nantao if the Chinese troops position.

there are determined, as they pro- MORE THAN BRAVADO claim, to hold out and that serious Where s a strong belief that the incidents ecting foreign interes antao battle presents something may become involved.

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