From a vantage point atop a Jo panese apartment building at' the corner of Dixwell Road and North Szechuen Road the scene of the opening of hostilities quickly unfolded Wsolf, The "eonning-tower" sure mounting the massive Landing Party Barracks was filled with—ofoers sing old-glasses; signal pennants were hoisted above the tower.
'The ring in Chapel became gra~ ually heavier and more buildings broke into flames. By o'clock, five distinct fires, wore visible, all west of the' Shanghai-Woosung Railway. They all appeared to be near Paoshan Road." In point of time, they extend ced progressively from north to south. 'There was a brisk exchange of artil: ery, In which the trench-mortars and feld guns drowned out the sound riler and machine guns Intermittenly, at close range, was heard the whistling of snipers'
The show was on,
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