The Japanese community in Hongkew is rapidly coming into its own again, according to the "Shanghai Unitea News" which reported yesterday morning that shops are rapidly resuming their business interrupted by the outbreak of hostilities almost three months ago.
Up to November 2, the paper reported, 1,549 Japanese residents have returned to the Hongkew: area. The journal adds that if those who returned after November 2 are added, the figure will probably reach 2,400.
Jess than 500 ft. So low was it fying. In and out of the cloud banks that. Jone British Army sergeant exclaimed edly, "Why T could grab it if T had a long enough arm;"
'The retaliatory small-arms' ftre—~ only occasionally did any discharge heavier than 303 fre sound—was $0. severe and from so many quarters that plating on the plane seemed to [be the only explanation of fying in such utter scorn of harm from the. ground. Two circles were made before the plane headed for its base. When over the country just west of the Jessfield Railway Station on the second circuit, the plane unloaded ten bombs in the one release, The raid represented the first visitation of JJapanese aircraft since the Loyals resumed duty in that sector on Friday, afternoon 'AM day yesterday the Chinese defenders absorbed terrific puntshment from bombs and shells. Owing.
rain and cloudy atmosphere, Japanese bombing was curtailed in the morning to few planes, but in the afternoon a large number cept the region almost constantly noisy with the explosion of bombs.
The loudest noise was made by a battery of Japanese guns which appeared to be close to. the northern boundary of St. John's University. When they fired, the sound seemed deafenly close to observers in the Jessfield area.
The Chinese, last night, were still holding their line up to Soochow Creek as far west as Warren Road, At Warren Piece the Japanese were making desperate attempts to cross Jand the sound of long machine-gun bursts and rifle fre was almost constant, especially in the carly morning and through the afternoon.
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