Tokyo. Sept. 14.
All military and Government establishments in Swatow have been badly damaged during Japanese air raids on the city, the Admiralty announced to-day, Included among the wrecked buildings, the communique claimed, were those of the municipal government, and the headquarters of the Garrison and the Police.
All shops in Swatow, press reports received here to-day said, are securely shuttered, while about 70 per cent. of Chinese shops in Canton have also been closed.
Waichow. Shaokwan and Sheklung, in Kwangtung province, were bombed by Japanese air raiders on September 12. The same night, other planes bombed the Canton naval wireless station. Yesterday, Japanese naval planes bombed the Bocca Tigris fort.
Two Chinese Northrope planes yesterday morning made an abortive attempt to bomb a Japanese warship near the Wanshan Island, off Macao.
No damage was caused to the man-of-war, although two of the bombs fell 300 and 800 metres from the vessel. Severe anti-aircraft fire from the warship forced the bombed to flee for safety, a communique issued by the Admiraliy said.—Domei.
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