Isolated Parties of Chinese Believed in District Although it was reported that Pootung had been evacuated by the Chinese forces leaving only a few isolated parties, claimed by the Japanese to be plain-clothes snipers, it came in- for considerable atten-
A party of Japanese bluejackets were observed to attempt a landing below Pootung Point yesterday morning but a burst of machine gun fire revealed the presence of Chinese troops.
Starting at noon there was a constant aerial reconnaissance of Pootung, Japanese planes swooping low and searching for Chinese positions. About 4 o'clock a couple of fast bombers appeared over a point about a mile inland from the Mackenzie factory and dropped half a dozen bombs in a concentrated area, while vigilant reconnaissance followed. The two planes flew round and round for about an hour observing the effects of the bombing which caused big plumes of smoke to rise. Low swooping over the district failed to produce any reply
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