Reports that foreign installations have been hit by Japanese bombs are not confirmed by foreign despatches, which add that, although the city hes been bombarded, no bursts have been seen in the ex-British Concession except at Jardine Matheson's corner, where Chinese machine-gun fire drew a few shells from a destroyer.
The bombing all round Kiukiang at noon yesterday was the prelude to the arrival of three torpedo-boats two gunboats and one destroyer, which bombarded the south bank as approached and passed Kiukian to a point two miles above the city The masts of other vessels are visi ble miles downriver.
Last evening two fires were seen la the eastern and western extremities of the city.—Reuter
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