Over the war fronts in Shanghat and Woosung only skirmishes of no great import have been keeping up the semblance of hostilities on an otherwise exceedingly quiet day said a Chinese message yesterday Relative quiet has settled also down in the Chapei-Hongkew-Yangtszepoo sector, where the Chinese znd Japanese renewed _clashes throughout Saturday night. when Chinese artillery positions subjected Hongkew to persistent shelling unt] three o'clock yesterday morning and several shells exploded. within the West Hongkew' district During the shelling of the district around the North Station toward midnight. on Saturday, more than 2,000 Chinese refugees crawled out of their beds to run for their lives.
Most of them boarded small boats and steamers in the Soochow Creek for Wusih and Soochow.
Between 7 and 7.30 yesterday pines
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