Canton, Sept, 25.
'The Mayor, Me, Toong Yant-i, ay s{rongly' condemned the wanton flestruction of civilian lives and proerty in Canton by Japanese planes uring the last few days, Contrary 10. her professed inten tion to spare the lives. of non-com-Dbalants im her wilful serial bombardment of the city, said the Mayor in an interview with Ube Central News Agency yesterday, more than 100 Fesidents had been "killed and over 450 mained or Injured ing the He revealed that Japanese aircraft had dropped no less than 100. deadly Dombs, most "of which landed on welling houses, shops, buildings and famous structures, including the Sun Yatsson Memorial Hall. Scores buildings were razed to the ground.
Mr, Toong said that the "barbarous action" of the Japanese would not faffeet the morale of the Chinese people but would? "only strengthen their will to resist "the "Japanese Invasion to the end, less than twenty air raids he further pointed out, has been con [ducted By Japanese aircraft since September 21." Most. of the targets fof Japanese bombs were not military establishments, "the most obvious example being the Sun Yat-sen Memorial "Wall which had been bombed thrice, he concluded, understood that Mr. Tueng has seat a report to Dr. Wellington koo. Gina's Geiegate to "the League of Nations, on the Japanese air raids en Canton, Tndignant at the Japanese indiscriminate bombing of Canton, a group Amerian nationals sow." ranaing this ely, has addressed a srm to Mi, Cordell Hull Secretary [of State, voicing their opposition the Indiiferent' attitude taken" by the American Government—Central
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