After Japanese Planes Pass Overhead Residents of the south-western part of Shanghai, particularly in the vicinity of Siccawei, were startled yesterday morning by a series of dull detonations emanating, it appeared, from southern Pootung not very far from Lunghwa Point, The time was about 9 o'clock end Japanese aer planes had been heard pa: a short time previously, The reports were quite loud, even at the distance and sounded like the explosions of aerial bombs, Shortly after the deto: ceased a large fire, or fi in Pootung almost due of south Lunghwa Point and possibly a couple of miles fro Whangpoo River. took the bombi to be di against Chinese irregulars who are still said to be common in southern Pootung,
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