SHANGHAI STALEMATE
JAPANESE LOSE PRESTIGE CHINESE MORALE GOOD ~ 'A SHANGHAI, Oct. 20. Weeks after the opening of the Japanese offensive the position is still one of stalemate at Shanghai. The Chinese are amazed at their own success at the expense of 100,000 casualties, compared with 30,000 Japanese. The Japanese have lost much prestige as a military Power. The English and American naval and military chiefs are not impressed by the Japanese infantry and criticise the tactics, equipment, and marksmanship from the warships and aircraft. The morale of the Chinees is unshaken, despite the daily bombings and the hopeless facilities for the wounded, woh are left to die. Although the Chinese have displayed a splendid fighting spirit, it seems inevitable that the Japanese will force them back, but not before considerable reinforcements have arrived, and heavier casualties have been suffered. AU indications point to a long struggle.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 251, 22 October 1937, Page 7
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146SHANGHAI STALEMATE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 251, 22 October 1937, Page 7
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