Owing to the turnings of the creek, the point of vantage on the Settlement side of Wuchou Road Bridge, came into the direct tine of Chinese fire as the Japanese reached the godown, "Several bullets whist ed over and landed In the Setttement, and the American Marines (Pourth Regiment) and Settlement policemen within the barbed-wire had to take quick cover, the Marines In their sandbag redoubl on the eye of the creek. By peering round the corner of a Chinese house, those on the street' could, however, still follow the force combat at the godown entrance with a margin of safety, The Japanese gradually swept the Chinese line back and entered the large red-brick building. Hand-grenades kept bursting, the racks of rifles mingled with the sharp "pings" of Mauser pistols and the "deep "ratlattat of dapunese machine-guns keeping the road in front of them clear.
was only a matter of a few minnies and" the Japanese marines could be sen on top of the tall building, waving their fogs triumph, The Rising-sun standard ascended on a bamboo pole dignity possession. Sporadic fre from Chinese defender: however, repr on close to the building.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.