Shower of Missiles During Air Raids on Monday Night Shanghai, Oct, 27.
Anti-aircraft shells, fragments and machine-gun bullets fell in. different parts of the Settlement during the three air raids which took place on Monday night, drawing more than ordinarily intensive anti-aircraft fire from the Japanese warships on the 'Whangpoo, In spite of the heavy shower of missiles, however, there were no casualties reported. 'The occupants of flats 208 and 308 Barden, Apartments, Mrs. D. Landau and Mr, Almeida, had narrow escapes from' death when an anti-aircraft shell passed through the kitchen of apartment 308, through two floors, and, inia the kitchen of apartment 206, The shell is believed to have exploded in the process of passing through the two floors, Occupants of the two apartments, who were: asleep at the time, were unharmed, but the kitchen utensils of both apart ments. were completely wrecked.
Another shell went through the root of the Burlington Hotel, and through into a room occupied by an Mahan, He was not harmed. A third shell exploded near the Sinza Police [Station, causing little damage, and no feasualties, Fragments, and machine-Jgun bullets, fell all' over Chengu Road district, but no casualties were arly on Monday afternoon, a call was received to remove a shell from. an alleyway in Hart Road. On me vestigation, it was found that the shell had embedded itself in the earth, and iwas therefore quite safe, No action Four houses were gutted at Lane ]oo7 Whashing Road, and nine were badly damaged when struck by me Jcendiary bombs during the alr raids, small silk weaving factory was also damaged. Seven houses wore damaged by fire at Lane 671 Whashing. Road, and adjoining houses were Jdamaged by bombs, although no fire broke out, The Shanghai Fire Brigade were also called to Hardoon Apartment House, but found there was no fre,
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