Five persons were killed and 10 wounded yesterday, when the south. airfield, im the West Gate area, was bombed during the frst air-raid on the Seechuen capital since the hosti-ities between China and Japan, Six persons were also" wounded by' Machinegun bullets.
Japanese Squadrons 8 and 9 appeared st 1130 in the morning and. erossed the city to the north airfield. They were attacked en route by Chinese pursuit planes.
"The squadrons flew low over the west China. Union University and the radio station, but they did not loose their bombs unfit they were over the north and south airfields.
Despite the fact that there were 54 bomb holes in the north airfield, the only: damage' was a broken win-doy inthe solitary plane. remaining. fon the field. "No bombs were dropped Inthe vicinity' of foreign property.
Reuter.
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