The Archive · 1937

Anking Is Again

RAIDED

7 Planes Bomb Aerodrome Outside Kwanghuamen Nanking, Oct, 26.

The capital was again raided today when seven Japanese bombers ud two pursuit planes bombed the aerodrome outside Kwanghuamen at 2.55 this afternoon.

At 4.08 the siren was again heard, but the five Japanese planes which raided Chuyung, east of Nanking, did not visit the capital.—Reuter, Wusih Destruction On October 19 Wusih was again subjected to bombing from the air. One group of forty people, huddled in a shelter, received a direct hit and the whole forty were killed. Wusih is now without electricity, the power plant having been bombed several days ago, and the mill which was used dor emergency lighting was bombed during the raid now mentioned. There are 2,000 wounded soldiers in Wusih.

"My ministers have followed with growing concern the continuance of the conflict in Spain. It is their aim to do everything that lies in their power to assist towards the restoration of peace among the Spanish people.

"They believe the strict application of an international policy of nonintervention in Spain will materially contribute to this end,

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