While the thunder of guns on the North and North-western fronts could not be heard so, distinctly yesterday as on Saturday and Sunday, occasional bursts of heavy shelling from those directions indicated that severe üghting was still in progress, while during the morning aeroplanes swooped down over the Chinese lines and dropped bombs.
Chapei, in a triangle between Markham Road railway yards, the North Station, and the Wusih Guild, came in for heavy shelling throughout the whole day, the Japanese using big guns. By early afternoon a large bre had spread over almost a mile of this district, and a dense column of smoke. formed a cloud over the whole of Shanghai.
Occasionally the Japanese would land a big shell in the east of the blazing area, apparently along the railway line. A large factory further to the west was also shelled by them with heavy artillery. Smaller shells, from Chinese guns, landed yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of Dixwell Road, North Szechuen Road, and Darroch Roads, The mittee of Thirteen Geneva, Oct. 4.
concluded its consideration of the historical (survey of the Sino-Japanese conflict to-day, and began considering conclusions drawn from it submitted by he Secretariat, The Chinese resolution declaring Japan the aggressor seems to be encountering considerable opposition. The Committee may end by submitting recommendations rather than a resolution—Reuter.
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