About 40 bombs were dropped during the raids, which started with 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 stot and desultory rife and machine gun fire greeted the afternoon raiders who In (was and threes flew over the ell, and did dive bombing which scored its 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 inured but the exact estimate could not be ascertained.
result of the raids was a hurried exodus to the foreign settle. ment of Kulangsu, but police and troops on duty on the Amoy water= front regulated trafic and permitted only womery and children, and a few men, to cross over in the sam~ pans lined up for the purpose. During the afternoon. Chinese civil and military officials were seen Inspecting the arrangements,
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