Preceding a dawn of darkest hue which a ragged line of red focussed the outline of the lower river as if itiganti¢ scissors had cut a silhouette out of black paper, the incident led fo an intense bombardment of Pootung, At least half a dozen Japanese warships joined in the shelling and flash after flash illuminated the horizon as if Ughtning were sweeping the district. Not only big naval guns ut rifle and machine-gun fire were heard in the fading night and broadsides were freely and easily recognt2- ed, Men on foreign warships and observers from Bund buildings described the river district as one huge reve berating area, the Japanese shelling vastly overshadowing. the Chinese artillery reply at indistinct targets In the Central district "buildings, windows and doors rattled under the heavy fire and many people tumbled out of their beds to the ear-splittings After an hour and a half the fung ceased and dawn rose on a Pootung quiet and peaceful and no visible signs of damage.
Afternoon Strate This was an carly morning pre Jude to a far more severe "strafing" of Poolung, About 4,50 pin, after considerable "aerial survey, two Japanese destroyers commenced Shelling positions along the Whangpoo river beyond the Chinese boom in the vicinity of the NIC, wharf fond many directs were registered, This spot, it is believed, is. where the Chinese troops in Pootung are likely to cross the river to Nantao. Columns of smoke revealed the accuracy of Japanese shelling. Five aeroplanes were seen over the district at various times and three bombs wore dropped at a point behind Mackenzie's factory,
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