If conditions in Chapei could be considered as chaotic on Saturday, they were doubly so yesterday beginning at daybreak, for at this time The Japanese open artillery fire] which foreigners on duty in th Dixwell Road area characterised the most heavy and consistent which the Tocal artillery fired since Jan. 28 Supplementing the artillery fire, tneroplanes. added to the wreckage} in mideentre Chapel.
Beginning at sunrise, the Japanese!
in the vicinity of Hongkew fle Range sent over salvo after Hour, "two guns would fire and then before the report. of the exploding find "Yeeehoed, four" suns ened up, followed. again by" two sphere, "Biting at "its eight Was at the re of 20 shells per Intermittent shells fell in Chapel dating the morning, but the aero-Hanes, took up the burden Uaye Flying comparatively tot, tity Gropped a amber. of bombs In the neighbourhood. north. and. west of the rallway- sation.
Shortly after the tiffin how, the hongkew batteries took up the pro-Brame, following procedure Eomewhat, similar to, the morning. Firing. at mote widely-separated intervals, their concentrated fire Kime" allowing' no particular. rest covered greater aren, at the same From a point of vantage within the Settlement, a representative of
gaunted no lo res burn *North-China Dally News" {ng in the district between the eastern portions of Kiangwan and the Commercial Press, Compared to those of the week-end, none assumed extensive proportions, Late, in the afternoon the largest of the day broke out at a point under one: Apmmerciat Press, Incendiary shells warter of a mile north of the
seem to have caused this inasmuch as several shells were seen to fall in the same vicinity, The last fire before midnight loomed up during another bombardment, apparently in the Jukong Road area, The night operations were varied. Flashes from artillery could " be seen from the Central district round 9 p.m, After 20 minutes the gunners rested for some minutes and then began operations again.
shortly after 10 p.m. that Range artilleryman, instituted their second heaviest' concentrated work of the day.
At occasional intervals Chinese guns replied, although the majority of their shells failed to explode. For some time the Japanese were firing 30 to 40 rounds for each from the opposing forces, Protest Against Arrest of General Declaring that the arrest of Bri-madier-General "Wang © Kang, "on saturday by Japanese marines in Hongkew is illegal and a breach of the neutrality of the International Settlement, General Wu. Te-chen, Mayor of Greater Shanghai lodged strong written protest with Mr.
S.'Conningham, American Con:
Shanghai yesterday.
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