A "North-China Daily News" reporter who watched the display from the roof of the building noticed that many of the bursts were followed by intricately coloured flashes in the shapes of stars and crescents, and this finally convinced him that there was little cause for worry. Evidence in a more convincing form came a little time later as dusk was falling, when he was able to trace the flight of th fireworks from a position directly opposite on the Pootung side of the river.
The pyrotechnic show continued at regular intervals during the evening, and the only reason which one could Augusta Seaplane Catches Fire A sensation was caused along the Bund here in Shanghai tonight shortly after 7.30 when, in the midst of the booming fireworks of Japanese celebration, flames were suddenly seen leaping up on the U.S\S. Augusta, moored at her buoys in the middle of the river. Excitement reigned as the flames persisted for nearly ten minutes while the ship's main searchlight was focussed on the blaze. Upon enquiry, the warship said that a spark from the Pootung fireworks had fallen on one of the planes on the port side of the ship and burned a hole in the fabric of one wing. The flames were extinguished by ordinary fire drill methods.
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