On the weird background of innumerable fires, emitting white, gray, black and yellow smok Tapanese Magy of all sizes were seen faying over Chapel yesterday morning. From street corners where Chinese positions had been taken overt from house-tops, godown roots, Water-lowors—extending from across Ferry Road eastwards well into Kiangwan, the white-and-red Japa nese standard could be observed. In some eases the military flag, with red rays reaching to, the edges of the cloth, was raised during the pdvanee, "Besides, bands of Japanese marines were seen strolling along the creekside with their flag attached fo fixed bayonets, Many of them curried big. Chinese broadswords—fud some observers said they saw ood on these In certain instances.
Opposite the Marl Road Bridge some of the marines gathered for a rest shortly after 2 o'clock. They come leisurely along the creek bank from the east, carrying fa machine-gun, a steel shield, broads= Words and other equipment, includ~ Ing. an ammunition box. They dis played several Japanese flags their me and they put up some of these as they halted at the north end of the bridge. Apparently, they dise put the machine-gun in position, although it could not be plainly een where, from across the creek,
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