1939-03-01 — Page 28

Pago 28

Japanese Forced To Surrender Control Of Communications

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Shanghai, To-day.

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1, 1939

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Engagements between Japanese troops and Chin- ese guerillas are now far less frequent than only a short time ago, according to a statement made by the spokesman of the Japanese mili- STOP PRESS

tary authorities.

In the zone between Shanghai, Nanking and Hang-

chow, for instance, only one hundred engage- ments between Japanese troops and Chinese irregulars took place in the first two months of this year, which in the view of the Japanese is a relatively small number compared with the average number of engagements of this kind during the corresponding periods last year. Japanese military experts believe to all points where large concen- that the new tactics employed by trations of Chinese were reported Japanese troops in their operations to have been observed. against guerillas played an ex- The guerillas, on the other hand, tremely important role in bringing were no longer given occasion to about this reduction.

attack small isolated Japanese de-

Formerly, it is pointed out, Ja-tachments. panese troops were thinly spread Foreign observers here, however, over the entire occupied area so point out that the new tactice of that Chinese guerillas found it re- the Japanese have also a distinct latively easy to find vulnerable disadvantage since by the concen- points which could be attacked tration their forces at a relatively with some hope of success.

small number of important places, The Japanese military authori- the Japanese have virtually aban- ties, therefore, decided to concen-doned military control of the roads trate the forces of the Army of in the interior of the occupied occupation only at the most im- territory,

portant places, such as Shanghai, Thus the road from Shanghai to Nanking, Wuhu and Hangchow. Nanking can no longer be regardi

This regrouping of forces en-ed as safe and the railway line bled the Japanese military au-from Shanghai to Nanking is like- thorities to despatch from central-wise being constantly attacked by ly located basen, mechanised units raiding guerillas.

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