The Archive · 1937

Kashing Bombed

Kashing, the Important railway junction along. the. Shanghel-Hang. chow-Ningpo Railway, was bombed ey' Japanese military' planes at ten Jo'ctock yesterday morning. Several missiles landed on the. railway' station, infieating considerable dam-fage to' locomoltve and theee freight One motorman and four coolles who" were working at the station were killed outright while enather colle" was, "wounded. Earlior, B48 " o'clock, 2 Kquadron of "four [Japanese reconnoitring planes and Tour bombers appeared over Sung Ikiang. station and. landed over faocen bombs at scattered points. [No direct hit, however, was scored, fand except for n few broken else windows nothing' was damaged, The Minhsingehlao station farther along the line was also bombed by Japanese planes yesterday "morning. Three or four bombs were dropped and the station master's quarters was Radio Station Allacked 'Nanking, Sept, 19 Japanese "planes celebrated the Mid-Autumn " Festival "today bombing' the Chinese capital, This was the frst raid in 24 days.

Sirons were sounded at 030 this morning, "and half an hour later Sopaness bombers, accompanied. by pursuit planes, raided the cit, draw Ing heavy unti-aircraft fre.

No Jess than 35 Japanese machines were observed. passing Quinsan ea route to Nanking, bit 21. "planes factually" visited the capital. The! others probably raided other places.

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