Hongkong, Sept. 12.
A Japanese plane from an aircraft carrier off the Hainan Island coast bombed and severely damaged the office and residence of the manager of the Standard Oil Ca. at Hoihow on September 10, according to reliable reports reaching the Standard Oil Ca. here today.
Two bombs were said to have been dropped on the American property which was prominently marked with large American flags. One bomb scored a direct hit om the Standard Oil manager's home. The manager, a Chinese, sought refuge with his family and staff under a concrete stairway when "the Japanese raid began. All miraculously escaped death or injury.
The apparent objective of the Japanese bombs was a Chinese mili borracks—a quarter mile fromthe point where the bombs hit. The Japanese plane also machinegunned a large area of Hoihow after dropping the bombs on the American property. The machine-gunning also affected the Standard Oil property where numerous machine-gun bullets were found later, some of them embedded in the door of the garage.
The Standard Oil Ca. installation, a mile from the point of attack, escaped damage in the bombing attack.—United Press.
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