Between 10 and 11 am. yesterday, the Pootung side was being shelled Immediately south of Holt's Whart. 'A. three-funnel cruiser previously lying off the Soochow Creek had moved down stream. Butterfield 2 Swire's steamer Hsin Peking was anchored. of the French Bund and the Italian sloop Lepanto. was anchored in mid-stream off the Canton Road Jetty, 'There was a big fire in the! vicinity of the West wing of the 'Ward Road, and the. Hongkew Hotel on North Szechuen Road was also alight, 'Another fire this time at the' East Hongkew Market, was reported from 1am. to noon.
From Broadway near Wayside it was reported that a Chinese was hit by a. bullet, while a message before noon announced heavy fun fire in the vicinity of Woosun, the shell bursts being invisible.
"A. report from another source about the Settlement shelling at 9.30 this moming slated that two light hells fell in the Soochow Creek near. the Capitol Theatre, on Chapoo Road Bridge. communique, Japanese warships Taunched terrify bombardments Woosung in two attempts to land reinforcements yesterday morning.
Most of the " Japanese warships anchored on the Whangpoo sailed further downriver at 11 o'clock on.
Saturday night in order to concentrate their strength on the attack on: Woosung, which started before 1 o'clock yesterday morning. the communique states.
Big xuns on the Japanese warships shelled. the Chinese positions for a considerable time, seeking to land Japanese reinforcements which arrived here three days aga.
Chinese artillery units, the location of which was not disclosed, swung nto action in retaliation, inflicting, no little damage to certain Japanese ships, it Is claimed. The frst Japanese attempt was frustrated.
'Then shortly before dawn' another Japanese bombardment was launched In the afternoon a Chinese tery on the Pootung side started shelling the Japanese three funnel cruiser tied up at the DICK. Wharf, Yangtszepoo Road and a litle later Japanese warships "were returning the fire, shells landing a quarter of a mite east of the Pootung Waterworks. Japanese planes were also Bombing the Pootung side.
Three. air raids were reported from 2 to 3.03 pam, the first at 232. off at 239: the second at 50, of at 253; and the thinl at 103. off at 3.12 pan, Three Chinese monoplanes bombing in the vicinity of Medh College at 230 and quarter of an hour later in the Yulin. Road ai trict near the Seitiement bound At_3 O'clock Chinese planes were fever the Seltlement but there of Taziang.
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