During the night before there was street fighting in the Wayside riot, and occasional shells came over from the Pootung district, while Japanese men of war at intervals opened up on Chinese positions behind Chapei. In the Western area things were quiet.
What was evidently a Chinese plane appeared over the Whangpoo in the early hours and caused quite a pyrotechnic display for about five minutes, Japanese shells could be seen bursting in the air, while a number of tracer shells, fired at the plane, made the sight one of the most spectacular that has been seen ters The Japanese were reported to be repairing the damaged whetves at Yangtszepoo with the apparent intention of landing troops there, the spokesman said, Asked regarding China's attitude toward the British peace proposals, the spokesman declined to make any comment. saying that it was a diplomatic question belonging to the sphere of the Chinese Foreign Office Turning to the bombing incident at Sincere's, the spokesman said a time fuse of the missile had been "found, bearing the mark of VAD 40 min, a strange sign, and the year of 1931 At the time of the explosion, the spokesman added, 9 Japanese seaplane reported to be flying ovey Settlement ar
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