Japanese planes were busily engaged in bombing operations yesterday morning and in the early afternoon. Between 6 and 8 am., they were reported to be bombing the Pootung side one mile south of the N.YK. Pootung Wharf, Between 8 and 10 a.m, they were again reported to be bombing on the Pootung side, this time half a mile io the south of the K.M.A. Wharf. Between 130 and 2 p.m, Japanese planes dropped between 20 and 30 bombs on Pootung, in the vicinity of the Chinese National Brewery, opposite the Kiousin Dock, Tungkadoo, causing heavy damage. Other bombs dropped near the Kiangnan Arsenal, on the Nantao side.
Several fires were raging north of the Yulin Road District early yesterday morning, and there was a large fire a quarter of a mile north of Kashing Road Station. Towards 10 am., it was reported that a line of fires was stretching east from a tint approximately halt mil. morth of Ying Ziang Kong Village. There wes also a large fire in the mity of Yanghong. Heavy shelling was reported yesterday in the Cantonese Cemetery area north-west of Kiangwan.
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