Between 70 and, 80 bombs were dropped by Japanese planes in Sungkiang on the i-Hangchow Railway, on Friday, killing and wounding hundreds of civilians and doing considerable damage to properity, including an American mission School for girls, which building was damaged by fire.
Three air raids were conducted by ihe Japanese during the day, the first by six bombers, the second by a same number of machines, and the third time by twelve bombers: Government offices and hospitals inside the city were destroyed while about 30 houses were damaged in San Kung Street.
The greatest damage was done to a block of over 100 houses in the area of Ta Woo Chiaó, Ai Chia Chiao, Pu Tsang Chiao, Foong Lo Chiao, and Pei Tse Chiao. N ear the West Mr and Mrs
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