?UBBORN DEFENCE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 155, 23 February 1932, Page 5

?UBBORN DEFENCE

h1nese machine guns check japanese advance OTHER PUSII COMMENCED SHANGHAI, Sunday. ieting with stubborn resistanee the Kiangwan front the Japan[alted last night east of the railecross which the Chinese fought jornly. le Japanese announced the eap[of Kiangwan village, but this lacoirec-t. as this morning Japiplanos and artillery were shellle aiva, which the Chinese still ly. lenteen hours of heavy bomlent yeSterday enabled the JapIto advance only as far as the |ran lailway, but this morning pite push westwards commencIhe Japanese infantry, under a Ibarrage, are making steady prolover the difficult country, inter- | vvith a network of small creeks lanals, preventing the use of land armoured cars. p a small cluster of farmhouses linese poured niachine gun fire pe advance hecame too steady Be shelling too insistent. pi the top of the Kiangwan Birse tower the progress of the pe is visible, their line extendpond vision, and it is repcrted povering four miles, the only phich held the advance heing ■an, a village which rnust fall. ■Japanese general advance has plly encompassed it. k of smoke and flame marked ■ance as every house and col- ■ of Chinese huts was set on ■ dcstroyed, thus removing all ■ cover for snipers. Bead, Japanese planes direct■lery fire. ■Chinese are retiring slowly ■asionally halting to return the B their lack of heavy guns is ■ authoritatively stated that ■Chinese troops are massed be■e main defences, extending Biapei northwards. ■ further reported that the Rrrain immediately in front of ■enchments is heavily mined. Bn forces oi the Chinese havc ■been in action.