Matters reached a climax last night when the Chinese launched a two-sided attack on the Japanese cruisers anchored beyond Pootung Point, A Seatteyer burst of machine-gun fro heralded the battle, and in a few Seconds all Japanese warships in the neighbourhood were firing as fast as they could yo. The silver of the searchlights, "assisted by occasional] Verey lights, showed the positions of the attackers to the warships, and even yave those on the roots of Lulldings in the Settlement a chance to follow the progress of the fighting.
The office buildings of the Eurasia Aviation Corporation at Lunghwa} aerodrome were destroyed by Japanese bombers which raided the aero-1 drome three times within a short! span of five hours yesterday morning. The company's radio room there also demolished.
Another Japanese air raid was ported to have damaged the antennae of the Chengju radio station and to have struck some of the buildings of the station, without, however, inflict ing major damage. Officials of the radio station were working desperately yesterday to repair the antennae and it was hoped that radio communication with the rest of the world would be soon restored, "The Japanese claim to have recovered the ground. lost: in the Yangtszepoo district on Tuesday, was: received dubiously last night owing to the bombardment which startled residents out of their beds. Tt was clear that the attack was from two) sides and it was asked: How could the Chinese have attacked from the Yangiszepoo side so critically as to} for a number of broadsides if they had been driven back the dis-{tance that was claimed?
During the "night before, Chinese} troops who had pushed tie wedge into the district had sheltered near BAT. warehouse, where Chinese, workers, to show their sympathy, handed ' packages of cigarettes over the wall'to the exhausted soldiers. ing yesterday most ope with food riots and attacks on Alleged traitors and Japanese "spies." Russians were in the part of the front near' the North station.
'The Fearon Road plant of the 'Shanghai Power Company, on the fringe of no mans land, was being' defended by "the Armoured "Car Compant, 8.¥.C;, while the Japanese are in control "of the bridges over! Hongkew Creek. A" reserve of a moured cars is being held in readiness for emergencies, at the Cathedral compound, Kiangse Road, 'After the evacuation of the three Bastern district police stations a temporary police post was established at the Riverside Plant' of the Shanghai Power Company, where American Marines are already on duty. Supt J. Sinclair was sent to this post to take charge' of the polic, who are Daetlcally all foreigners. Tnsp. B.C. Andrew, Det, Serget. W. Be Hare-Duke, five other foreigners, twelve. Sikhs including one trooper complete with pony), form the body of the post.
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