Six Japanese river vessels which were moored beyond the boom laid down by the Chinese across the Whangpoo were scuttled by the Chi-nose ast night at the boom, thereby relntoreing. that barrier against a possible attack by 'Japanese upriver, 'This, action was said to have eon taken in retaliation against the Japanese search of all river and Police Inunches off the Settlement Pootung. The Japanese were Searching for the place from which' the attack by @ C.MLB, on the Idzumo was launched. The deserted wreck of the abandoned speed-boat tay off the Bund all yesterday, sunk by the stern and locied by stray loafers of everything that was of value, Befor noon a Japanese cutter cruised up and down the Bund unfit the specd-boat was found and, apparently satis-fed that she was useless for any further offensive purposes, left her to her fate.
Before the scuttling was complete two small Japanese destroyers wore rushed to the boom, but they could do nothing. Last night one destroyer was anchored neared the Garden Bridge and another lay almost. opposite the Nanking Road jetty.
The six sunken Japanese steamers] were the Rakuyu Maru, the Gakuyu Mary,, Nanyo Maru, Joyoo Maru, and the Suzan Maru,
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