GREAT OFFENSIVE
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VIVID WAR PICTURE
-By Telegraph — c pyngiit).
SHANGHAI, Thursday. Roll'ng ma^ses of smoke form . a . :ore of fires in ' Chinese territory and r.uge pillars of dust raised by by high cxplosives falling among the Chinese l ositions, mingled with rain clouds, ■ l jrmed a pall over Shanghai when the greatest offenswe was undertaken by bie Japanese, backed by artillery bomL ardment. Chinese troops fought the Japanese hand to hand. Machine-guns crackled nd aeroplanes dropped bombs as-;the j apanese attacked on two flanks, drivi :g the Chinese beyond the WoosuugThey then retired to their original position. There were heavy casualties •: n both s:des. Fighting nevertheless continued p11 i ig'ht, the Woosung Fort being furi ler shelled and completely demolish- : i. The garrison was annihilated.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 141, 6 February 1932, Page 3
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127GREAT OFFENSIVE Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 141, 6 February 1932, Page 3
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