N air raid by Chinese bombers, in-which one of the Shanghai, Aug. 18.
attackers was brought down in flames; a heavy bombardment of the Chinese positions in the Kiangwan and North Station areas by Japanese squadrons, assisted by shells from ships inthe Yangtze and the Whangpoo; and a determined attack by the Chinese on the Japanese lines in the Hsin Chung "Road district of Chapei were the features of the fighting round Shanghai yesterday. Shells rained into many parts of the Settlement to the north of the Soochow Creek, and some landed in areas south of the creek, inliering several casualties big guns from the warships moored in the river. seemed avy bombardment by Japanese aeroplanes and last night to have disposed effectually of the Chinese thre-the Idecmno and other convenes tore being no signs of life from the Chinese lines in Pootung which were extrem
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