The Archive · 1926

Indiscriminate Bomb Dropping

Bishop Gilman and Mr. Wakefield are taking back a considerable s.nn pf money to Wuchang, this bein! one of the commodities much need xi at the present time, as will be seen from Father R. E. Wood's letter, quoted below.

Once more, we record our thenkfulness for the continued protection of God's good Providence. Daily, up M September 21, two aeroplane flew over the city from 5 to 7 p.xi dropping bombs indiscriminate! Our visitors tell us of bombs bursting! in and over our property, swith saple all about, and not a person injured. On September 21, at Boon College, a bomb fell in front of Mr.

A. ' Kemp's house, windows and chinaware, causing Plaster to fall from ceilings, and even stripping trees on the lawn of their leaves. At Trinity, another fell into the new house being built

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