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(Received 14, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 18. The Japanese offensive in the Shanghai sector has not made much progress The Chinese spokesman pointed out that, though the war had lasted 28 days longer than in 1932, the Japanese had not advanced anything like as far from Shanghai, nor had they been able to consolidate their gainp. - The country side round Shanghai is a aea of mnd and highly unfavourable for infantry operations. Whether the Japanese progress has been interrupted by the adverse weather , cannot yet be determined, but it seems that the maia southward thrust hap not w.eaRened the Chinese position* in. Chapei and Kiangwan. Japamese planes are dropping handbills on the Chinese frents, offering a dollar for every soldier deserting. The Chinese repulsed an attempted landing to the north-west oi Liuho, cansing havoc among the Japanese with machine-gnns. Chinese counter-attacks hurled the Japanese back at Tazang after an advance of two miles.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 18, 14 October 1937, Page 5
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