MATANG FORTS
CHINESE HOLDING ON
ENEMY LANDING PARTIES
REPULSED
(Received June 30, 2.15 p.m.)
SHANGHAI, June 29,
The Chinese holding the Matang forts oh the Yangtze River are still clinging to their positions, despite the fact that the mud walls are crumbling under a Japanese artillery and naval bombardment.
A spokesman claims that the Chinese repulsed Japanese landing parties, shells from "big guns making direct hits |on steel pontoons packed with troops, while oth6r pontoons were blown up by mines.
The following cablegram was received by the Chinese' Consul from Hankow this morning:—
"The enemy planned ito make a speedy capture of Matang. On the 26th instant they reported to poisonous gas, causing many casualties among our troops, but the latter fought with great bravery, and are tenaciously holding on to positions in the vicinity of Matang. ,
| "For the past few days, our planes j have continued to bomb the enemy warships on the Yangtze River. Yesterday and today, we sank or damaged at least six enemy warships. Yesterday one of our bombing planes was hit by an enemy plane near Nanking. Although the pilot could have landed behind our lines, he elected to sell his
life dearly, and swooped down on one of the enemy warships," with the result that both warship and bombing plane were smashed to atoms."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 152, 30 June 1938, Page 10
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