SHANGHAI BATTLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, 21 October 1937, Page 7

SHANGHAI BATTLE

JAPANESE ATTACK

ON A LONG FRONT. Press Association Electric Telegraph Copyright SHANGHAI, Tuesday. Following on an intense artillery barrage, the Japanese again attacked on a long front to the north of the c-ity. They stormed Tazang and occupied part of it. The Chinese, in reporting the arrival of 3000 Japanese reinforcements, with others on their way, state that Chinese warplanes last night attacked a fleet of warships and transports off Liulio, causing explosions on several warships. The Chinese allege that the reinforcements are due to the failure of four big Japanese offensives. The fact is that whereas the power of the Japanese to replace their losses is limited, the Chinese are able to make good the heaviest casualties without delay. The Japanese therefore continue bombing and shelling in an endeavour to destroy communications.

JAPANESE AIR RAIDS.

NANKING CIVILIANS KILLED,

SHANGHAI, Wednesday.

Japanese warplanes were again most active to-day, and 150 civilians were killed in fivq raids on Nanking. Two motor cars en route to Nanking -were attacked from the air. They contained an Italian naval officer, a German, a Russian and a Chinese, who fled to the fields unhurt, although the cars were riddled with bullets.

SETTLEMENT DEATH ROLL.

MISDIRECTED SHELLS & BOMBS,

SHANGHAI, Wednesday.

It is announced that 2057 non-com-batants were killed and 2955 injured in the International Settlement by misdirected bombs, shells and bullets, up to 15th October.