Swatow, Mar. 28.
Apart from two attacks on the rail way by single seaplanes Swatow has been unmolested since October, and the populace has been becoming rather contemptuous of the frequent siren warnings, and careless about precautions for safety, but on Sun-Gay morning it was sharply remind~ ed that there Is still a war on. Four seaplanes arrived on the scene about 9 am, and began circling round, fying very low; and one by one made for the old target, the long-suffering railway station, and. dropped six bombs. 'They were also interested in some thing near the river launch cities, and dropped three there, which' fell in the water, only one ex: ploding, and one was dropped round by the old fort, where a machine-gun was futilely firing at them.
Then before taking themselves off up the railway to Chaochowfu they New Salt Servi to Be Established At his dirsetion, 1 looker through the binoculars and could distingusn a faint heher of colour above the city gates, Japanese flags were Aying over them, The presence of soldiers, and their watchfulness, "seemed strangely incongruous with the seemingly peace ful plain below, on which "peasants could be seen busy in the fields, while donkeys and mutes plodded long paths in the warm sunshine, It imieult to visualize bitter wai with neither side giving quar ter, against such a background, We decided to go to the plain, and did so somewhat cautiously, down a pass which the Japanese Kept under Observation and which they some 8 casually shelled.
The first township we entered had not boon occupied by the Japanese, Nevertheless, there was a strained alr about the place. It was clear that everyone was ready to leave at short notice if necessary,
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