Fired On From Across River Near Whangpoo Ferry Shanghai, Nov. 8, 'The surprise effected' by the Japanese Janding at Chapoo gave an unpleasant experience to a party of Shanghailinders (four Chinese and a foreigner) motoring from Shanghai to Sungkiang on Saturday morning. Just before they reached the creek fat which a ferry usually crosses. the Whangpoo they found that their routine dodging of acroplanes—ombers and pursuit planes had kept them on the alert—had to be varied by attention to machine-gun and rifle fire from the other side of the river, They observed a motor-car which had already come to a standstill on the bridge crossing the creek.
They took shelter in a farmhouse, Dut when they thought the fire had ceased they emerged but again had to run to seek cover under the bridge, The fire clearly came from Japanese soldiers who had hoisted a Japansse flag, Curfoutly enough the four Chinese in the party seemed te escape attention although—the Chinese in the other motor-car were so seriously attacked that they were upset with their ear into the Creek, some being badly wounded.
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