The sound of constant heavy artil-ery" fire from the direction of Taziang and Liuhong and less heavy fire from the Kiangwan sector could heard all over Shanghai yester-ay. The distant thud of the "guns was outdone during the morning as Japanese planes, in couples, circled over Chapel and the Markham Road and North Station areas and dropped 4 succession of bombs. The objeefives of the planes seemed again to the railway crossings over the Woosung Une, and much damage appeared to have been done, Clouds of dust and pieces of concrete and metal could be seen shooting into the alr after the burst Chinese fired on the planes with machine-guns, the antivalreraft guns which harassed the raiders the day tofore keeping quiet. Throughout the day there was no actual antly aircraft. fire noted.
'A number of fires were noted in the area "behind" Kiangwan and Yangtszepoo, mostly behind the Chinese "lines, Japanese bombers seemed to be responsible, for they could be observed diving over the area and dropping bombs all round the flaming buildings.
the -forcign areas casualties were small, s6 far as could be ascertained late yesterday evening. A Chinese was wounded by a machinegun bullet in Burkill Ro: Petho Road, yesterday morning, and, another was wounded in Sinda Road during the afternoon, The Chinese yesterday morning claimed that Japanese attacks their lines had not been successful. This did not, however, tally with the statements of Japanese spokesmen.
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