The streets behind the front lines, with the exception of the sandbag barricades which had been erected, were nearly normal. The crowds were smaller than usual, but there were still plenty of Chinese families living in the houses next door to the area of death outside the boundaries. Children could be seen playing in Szechuen Road areas. The howitzer battery previously reported as being at the North Station is now reported as being at the rear of the station; a small field battery. is reported located to the west of North Chekiang and Haining Roads intersect tion; and heavy naval guns on the river and heavy guns at Woosung were reported.
During the night an, occasional shell exploded in the vicinity of the Ward Road Gaol; several high explosive shells fell in the rear of the Chinese Government Mint (beyond Pootoo Road District) and shrapnel from these fell on West Soochow Road. The North Station was shelled by heavy guns from the direction of the river and shrapnel also fell from these shells in the West Hongkew District. In the BG@bbling Well district an unexploded Shell fell in the compound of a house in Great Western Road at 2 a.m. after having passed through the roof of the house. There were no casualties. It was also reported about 2 a.m. that an aeroplane bomb had exploded in the Chemulpo Road vicinity, Eastern the roadways.
Mothers sat at open] District. doors as if nothing had happened.
Even rickshaws plied for hire along] were (reported seen over to be Chinese)
Hongkew, West the streets as if nothing were going|Hongkew and Yulin Road districts on just a few yards away.
At the different intersections on Boundary Road only Peace Preserva~ tion Corps men could be, seen, and they were feares, openly' approaching the gates ud conversing quite freely across the barricades. They had a number of strong concrete machine-gun posts ablished round the North Station. They seemed to be well fed, well armed, and quite confident of being able to repulse any attack made on them.
A "North-China Daily News" representative touring the lines further to the east found fewer Chinese troops. There the Japanese seemed to be in complete control. The Chine: seemed to have withdrawn well outside the Settlement boundaries. On the Pootung shore there also seemed to be a general withdrawal of Chinese troops, many crossing the river towards Nanta Throughout yesterday there was comparative quiet on all fronts n Shanghai, with the general situation pointing to big developments one way or the other during the next day or two.
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