The times-news., 1937-08-16
SHANGHAI DOOMED,
BOMBS, SHELLS RAIN

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Saturday, and headed west toward
the Lunghua airdrome.
Another plane circled low over
the Hongkew area and dropped
one bomb.
Meanwhile the battle squadron,
in formations of threes, roared
over Lunghua, where the Chinese
air force is concentrated, and
dropped tons of explosives.
1t was impossible to estimate
the damage. Seasoned observers
believe it presages a showdown
fight in this area which will make
Saturdays bombing of the Inter-
national Settlement look like a
preliminary fight.
The big aerial fleet, flying in
perfect formation, shuttled back
and forth over the vital military
sector, Systematically bombing
Chinese supply depots, including
those at Kianguan.
Chinese troops meanwhile were
pouring into the Chapel (native)
quarter Immediately north of the
International Settlement by the
thousands, and observers at the
North Station. scene of intense
shelling in the Shanghai war of
1882" said troops trains were un-
loading almost hourly.
! reached the ninth floor of the
Sassoon House five minutes be-
fore the shelling and for more
than an hour watched the big
planes wheel in from the east,
avoiding flying over the settle
ment, and roar over the Chinese
positions.
The Idzumo's seaplanes swept
over the vicinity of Shanghai uni
versity, bombing the Yangtzepoo
district and Hongkew park, di-
rectly north of where | stood.
There was little wind but the
clouds were low and bombing con-
ditions were difficult. AS addition
al planes appeared, the air raid
became general, covering the
whole area between the settlement
and the big military arsenal AZ
Kiangwan.
The planes successfully would
dive, unload bombs and ascend,
wheeling around to repeat the
process on the way back. The roar
of explosions could be heard
throughout the city and the trem-
ors shook the roof of the SasSoon
House.
Meanwhile reliable reports from
Japanese sources indicated the
harrassed naval troops in TIE set
tlement were being reinforced by
additional regiments that landed
at Liuho.
Almost simultaneously Chinese
asserted that eight japanese ma
val airplanes had been shot down
in flames after big japanese air
raid on China's national capital,
Marking, where parts of the air.
drome and the city were wrecked
by Nipponese bombs.
Two Chinese aerial bombs fell
within 60 feet of the USS Scra-
menta, exploding as they struck
the water and killing the crew of
a small Chinese boat.
Another bomb dropped near
the USS Ramapo, navy tanker
which usually plies between San
Pedro, Calf, and aMnila, but put
into the Whangpoo river Friday
to give the crew shore leave
A general battle, far exceed
ing Saturdays bloody fighting,
was believed by the Japane!e to
be merely "a matter of hou.s."
One report was that a full Jap
anese army division was on t'ans-
ports off the city and that and
ing of troops on flat boats already
had started.
Meantime Chinese officiall, an
nounced that they had captured
the Japanese navy club buildings
on Chungking road, near Yanrtse-
poo, at $50 a. m. Sunday fol-
lowing a bitter battle in which
more than 200 Japanese blueRck-
cts were killed, while the Chinese
lost only 20 dead.
At 2 a. m. it was estimated
conservatively that more han
1000 persons. including military
casualties, had been killed in the
foreign areas.
Wounded were estimated at
more than 5000.
Hundreds of British and Amer
lean women and children we're
leaving the city. =
A big shell from a long range,
gun, believed to be a Chinese
naval rifle mounted on a fla car
north of the North Railway sta
ton, ployed through the root and
one wall of the Kings Lyn apart
ment house in the French cmces-
sion here and exploded in the .
compound of a Chinese iome
across the street.
A number of American temnts,