The raiders were not satisfied with dropping their bombs in the nearer areas, but swept down river to Woosung, From the Bund the searchlights of the Japanese ships at the mouth of the river could be seen, Many Properties Burn in Eastern Areas Among the properties damaged by the incendiary bombs last night, according to the latest information on going to press, were:
Imperial Chemical Industries Godown at Chaoufoong and East Seward Roads, Ewo Cotton Mill, fire extinguished after one room was burned out.
Kungping Terrace, residential, at Broadway and Kungping Road.
Behr & Mathew egg factory, next to Yangtszepoo fire station. bomb building, but under control. at time of going to, press. awaiting Shanghai Cotton Mill, well alight machine from hard-pressed Yangtszepoo station.
Soap Ca, Yangtszepoo damage through severe fight to save it.
Block of Chinese houses at Chaoufoong and Seward Road.
Corner Dixwell Road sind Broadway, one machine returning with Capi, Gordon Dyson from Kungping Road, detached to fight big blaze.
In all, the harassed Fire Brigade had to send four machines from Central Station and these, with Yangtszepoo's three, had to be shuttled back. and forth as no more equipment could be spared from south of the Creek. and the sound of distant anti-air~ craft fire could be heard No fewer than eight huge fires could be seen at midnight last night in the eastern district and beyond. The Fire Brigade did wonderful work and many of the blazes were extinguished in remarkably quick time.
Late last night the Chinese claimed to have hit a Japanese warship in the river with one of their bombs, but this could not be confirmed.
The Chinese plane which was shot down was a Curtiss Hawk LI, which took part in the first raid on the Settlement shore line at 7.40 last night, The craft, bean kiang" insignia on the win in the compound of the. Sung Sing Cotton Mill No. 7, 434 Yangtszepoo Road, next to the Dairen Kisen Kaisha's wharf. The pilot of the plane died before medical attention could be given to him.
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