With sporadic machine-gun fire along their boundary. and the possibility that, by a further Japanese advance downriver {tem Minghong en the Pootung side of the Whangpoo ud push upriver from Lunghwa on the cther bank. the only remaining avenge of escape for the Chinese units still in Nantao, would be cut the French defence forces last night doubled their men along their boundary, and were feverishly digging fresh trench systems on the bank of Siccawei Creek. It was not thought that there was any need for alarm over the situation. however. all new measures being strictly precautionary.
Pootung, where a small Chinese force remained. including snipers and plainclothesmen, received the attentions of Japanese bombers yesterday, some twenty bombs being dropped during the day. Across the river. where the encircled Chinese units were making their stand. many more bombs were dropped, apparently near the South Station. and the planes also dived and strafed the troops on the ground with machine-gun fre.
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