About 40 bombs. were dropped during the raids, which started with a dozen or more dropped by four seaplanes which circled over the forts in the morning. A single shot from an anti-aircraft gun was the morning's reply, and another shot and desultory rifle and machine gun fre greeted the afternoon raiders who in twos and threes flew over the city, and did dive bombing which scored hits as witnessed from the ship in the form of big columns of yellow smoke. It was reported that about 40 people were killed and a number injured but the exact estimate could not be ascertained.
The result of the raids was a hurried exodus to the foreign settlement of Kulangsu, but police and troops on duty on the Amoy waterfront regulated trate and permitted only womery and children, and a few men, to cross over in the sampans lined up for the purpose. During the afternoon, Chinese civil and military offütials were seen inspecting the arrangements.
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