Eight godowns belonging to the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha, on the Pootung ore off Nantao, were set on fire by Chinese troops early yesterday morning. the spokesman for the Japane: Embassy announced yesterday mori ing. Two houses were also fired, the Japanese official alleged.
Chinese reports of the sinking of 2 Japanese gunboat by artillery fire off Woosung were denied by a naval spokesman attending the morning press conference.
"The Chinese have not got the guns with which to sink a gunboat," he asserted.
Both the Embassy and naval spoke: men emphasized that Japanese aircraft had avoided flying over the Settlement or the French Concession since the "Bloody Saturday" tragedies. der no circumstances do Japanese aircraft loaded with bombs fly over the Settlement south of Soochow Creek or over the Concession. Fighting craft sometimes have flown over these areas when engaged in pursuing Chinese aircraft. but never did they carry bombs." the Embassy spokesman declared.
Pointing to the size of the explosive loads that fell on the southern part Long Racing Boats Taken to Shai Cricket Club Through the streets of the Settle-iment in the early hours of the morning went 2 long procession yestertiay of Rowing Club racing shells on the shoulders of coolies. The Club's pavilion on Soochow Creek was considered too dangerous a site for the valuable property so on Sunday the evacuation began. By yesterday over thirty shells had been carried to the Shanghai Cricket Club in the Recreation Ground. Too long to be transported in trucks, the shells were hoisted on to the shoulders of coolies. It is the first time that boats have been taken into the Race Course.
The Rowing Club looked deserted yesterday. But although "A" Company, the Jewish Company and all the racing boats have been evacuated, the fie: old No. 1 laodah has no intention of leaving. Asked if he would leave, he expostulated "Splose I go who man look see!" He has long guarded the Club's premises and a little thing like war in the vicinity was beside the point in his opinion. ae
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