Shanghai, Sept. 27.
Residents in the southwest ern part of the French Concession and the Hungjao Road area were startled at 10.15 o'clock last night by a heavy explosion followed by two or three minor blasts, all from the direction of Lunghwa, or be~ tween Siccawei and Lunghwa.
The first explosion was described as unusually heavy, as if a mine had been set off. The sounds that followed, accord~ ing to one foreign observer, resembled machine-gun or rifle fire, The observers agreed that no flames followed the explosions. Buildings at Siccawei and along Avenue Petain were rocked by the first blast.
Reports_on the occurrence were made to the French Police, who were however unable to determine the cause Jast night. One theory, not advanced from official quarters, was that guerillas had attacked a Japanese depot somewhere across from Route Ghisi.
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