Kweisui, Oct. 22.
Thousands of mounted, well-equipped Mongol soldiers were today pursuing Chinese troops retreating across deep snow into Ninghsia and Shensi. One Mongol drive is westward towards Wuyuan, 100 kin. north-west of here. Another drive is southward upon Chinese troops crossing the upper reaches of the Yellow River.—Domei.
Part of the Japanese attack on Pootung consisted of severe machinegunning of a position, near the boom by two fast biplanes, which circled round and round, constantly diving and turning their guns on a position which was hidden from the view of observers on The Bund by the godowns on the Pootung foreshore.
The two machines showed a remarkable speed and swooped down within a hundred or so feet of the ground but apparently received no opposition. The planes were two of the fastest of the Japanese units seen in Shanghai and contrasted vividly with the slower seaplane from the Idzumo, Over Chapei as many as nine huge bombers in the air at once kept up a tremendous aerial bombardment from close to Shanghai farther out along the lines to Tazang.
That embattled zone, Tazang, obviously continuing to be the objective of the Japanese forces, was ringed by heavy artillery fire, Raiders Visit Shanghai and Woosung Area Raiding Shanghai four times between 6 p.m. yesterday and 12.15 a.m. to-day, and continuing as far as the Woosung area, the Chinese air force did not neglect this zone of hostilities last night. The first, second and fourth raid: were spectacular for Shanghai, the Japanese warships opening considerable fire on each occasion. The third attracted the attention, of land anti-aircraft batteries in the far Yangtszepoo district. Many bombs were reported to have been dropped and, at 11 pin, the Fire Brigade answered a call from their Yangtszepoo Station to a fire which had broken out in houses near the corner of Ward and Meichow Roads, This was about forty minutes after the second raid.
Over Woosung, the raiders apparently dropped bombs of much greater size than they have anywhere near Shanghai since the first days of the hostilities, the brilliant flashes lighting the distant sky, and the crashing sound following slowly to observers in the city. They were greeted by an unusually brilliant anti-aircraft barrage. What damage they did could not be ascertained this morning. that to the west and east of it, as seen from the Settlement, being fierce enough during the bright daylight to be seen from the roofs of the city's tall buildings. The barrage did not falter when night fell, and the heavy thunder of the big guns was as clearly audible early this morning as the night before.
The Chinese—counter-offensive, begun on Thursday, was concentrated in two places, Chapei, and the Kwangfu-Tazang sector. In the former, the Chinese claimed an
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