'As early as 8.20 a.m, yesterday Japanese seaplanes and aeroplanes, began' attack on Chapel, having come from the aeroplane' carriers anchored between. Woosunge and. the
and 2 pam they dropped numerous Saddle Islands. "Between that hour bombs in "Chapel, beings countered by Chinese anti-aircraft. uns and and machine an lire in the vicinity of the North Station and to points westward, No little di: may was caused in' the Settlement and in the French Concession ax a few Chinese anti-aiveraft and Stokes mortar shells fell in th foreign areas.
For half, an hou the fire in ro. turn was more than furious, At 9am. the Japanese artillery at Tientungan station and in the neigh. bourhood to the rear egan firing fon the Chinese at. Markham Road and at the North Station. The action ceased at 9.10 oan, During the morning large numbers of Japanese aircraft continued. to circle over the Settlement and Chapel, but the response from the Chi-ise Was not as Vigorous us through out the initial period. The Japanese Planes wore fying mich hier In spite of thix large number of spectators Lined the. Soochow Creek both morning and afternoon until the last' pine left some tine "ter 8.30] pri. Official report, has it that rust, 48 Japanese plaiics were over the Settlement en masse during the slay, the majority at noon. little concerned at the the Chinese mortars and guns to the acroplahes,.. Oni first. shells to. land canie to rest the intersection of Carter Rent and Avenue Road. It split in half with. cut causing any damage, Before the police could come along and take care of ity unknown persons made with the fragments, the vanes included, LA' second dropped on the fawn of the bouge occupied by Dot Supt, Quayle, Children were in th Nan at the time, but no damage was: iene," Yet another fell not. far area Several are also reported to have fallen on Wouse tops in the French. Concession, "The Japanese aircraft from seuns which wei trained the vicinity: of Dixwell Road. Within 150 yards of the station shrapnel bursts could be seen, while other shells hurtled overhead. Thee others appeared to come from the North Station of Markham Road, Another report is to the effect that -geveral bombs fell near the Japanese Naval Landing Party Headquarters, Further shells fell in the Hong: Kew ares, At Il am, one shell dropped on a rice boat in the Hong-Kew Creek, Rice and human fragments were blown overboard, Another found its destination imme-lately behind the Municipal slaughter sheds, causing no little condemnation to the guardians within. No damage was done.
'Owing to the strict military measures which the Japanese have instituted in the Hongkew area, no definite report of the amount' of damage done could be ascertained Tels not anticipated that a complete report of the casualties ever Will be made.
As a result of the bombardment from both sides, near and far, Hongkew station received a call from Sergt. Seaby, on duty at the Municipal buildings near Woosung and Range Roads comer, who said Three Jupanese bombing planes sauacks of Ube past few days that the Japanese wished to search cattle sheds and the roofs, He was Instructed. to allow' them to carry on, but if their actions attracted fany fire from the Chinese, he was to withdraw bir subordinates until stich a time as he xaw fit to return to. his. post In the meantime as a consequence to the engagement, the Indian relets at these buildings met the duty officers luring the height of the firing. Such a heavy outburst greetcipal build nding the Chinese Isolation Hospital, with the exception of a few men in Hongkew Fire Station, have been evacuated.
'A search by a Japanese company, 10 strong, of the Police Hospital, which was evacuated four days ago, vealed nothing, although it was suspected that Chinese snipers were feting inc ion with their Cantonese "confreres at) Markham, Koad,
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