Details of the Chase Made by Two Southern Seaplanes: Tactics Adopted by Northern Naval Commander In connection with the aerial raid curried out by the Nationalists last Thurniny afternoon, the Chinese ess, tays that, the Commander-in-Ghiet of the Nowy hae ordered sen phiness to reconnoitre regalerly, and to report immediately if there are any Northern men-of-war and aero-pluries near Shanghai so that steps may be taken against, them.
Weth reference to tvs chase given to the Northern aeroplane by Southern seaplanes, the vernacular Fapnen say that these fellowed the former to spot outside of Woo-and that there was a fight in The Southern planes open-fire on the Northern machine ith machine guns and the latter replied but, after a short fight, the Northern plane withdrew and sight was lost of it, The seaplanes then proceeded to drop bombs on the Mnichi and two other northern gun-boots near Woosung but it was not known whether any of these took effect, Official reports have it that one of the Nationalist seaplanes made forced landing: it is not known whether this was the result of the Battle or not.
In this connection, it is of inter-st to note that three ships of the Northern squadron approached the Woorung Forts at 8 a.m. on Thurs-y and fired five shots, none of h had any effect. The Forts replied with nine rounds and the visitors withdrew Whereabouts of the Haichi The mystery which surrounded the whereabouts of the Northern exuiser Haichl, which was believed to have been the base of operations for the aeroplane or aeroplanes which Lombed the arsenal has been solved, It is a principle of warfare that the element of surprise constitutes 8 powerful adjunct to a successful attack, and many insignificant raids that cause very little material damage often prove of great value as affecting the morale of both troops and those who provide the "silver bullets" and the sinews of war, The aerial bombardment of the Kiangnan Arsenal by a Northern replane, last Thursday, may be fagved as an example of a surprise attack, compared ju a small way, of course, with the raids carried out during the Great War. 'There is no doubt, whatever, that the report of the aerial raid' on the Arsenal, situated as it is, right in the heart} vf enemy territory, proved of far greater value to the Ankuochin for publicity and propaganda purposes than the 1g out of a whol: xeziment of Nationalist soldiers.
In local circles it was thought that the aeroplane was sent out by the Northern cruiser Haichi, anchored ymewhere off the mouth of the yangtze at a distance of from 50 to 100 miles, The Northern admiral evidently thought, following his long eried of inactivity, of the value of
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