A Japanese plane flew over Pootung at intervals during the day, after a bombardment of Chinese positions which was kept up during most of the previous night. Many bombs were dropped, mostly in the neighbourhood of the Chinese positions about a mile inland from Mackenzie's godown.
The North Station area was again heavily shelled. Aeroplanes also dropped heavy bombs in the district just north of the station, apparently still seeking for the Chinese positions on the railway crossings. The planes flew at a considerable height, out of respect -to the accuracy of the Chinese anti-aircraft fire which again yesterday was confined to
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