The sky was black with planes dur {ing this visitation, in which 40 to 50 machines participated, "The bombing was continuous, and s0 deafening were the explosions that they drowned the roar of the machines - as they power-dived towards their objectives, Foreigners in Shameen counted the explosions of 42 high-power bombs. 'Atter that they lost count, but it is believed that nearly 100 bombs were dropped, 'One of the raiders, power-diving to bomb the Pearl River bridge, flew Tow over Shameen, and, as it zoomed up after releasing its' deadly load, the red suns on its wings could be seen plainly.
The gates leading to the international settlement at Shameen were closed this morning as a precaution-ory measure.
During yesterday's raids tragments of anti-aircraft shells Janded om the Shameen waterfront, but no casual-{ies_are reported to have occurred Hongkong, June 6.
The bombing of Canton by Japanese planes this morning was heard by numerous newspaper correspondents in Hongkong communicating _with their Canton offices by telephone Japanese planes could be heard] power diving over Shameen and the explosions of bombs on the Canton Bund opposite Shameen was clearly gudlble over" the telephone—United Version of Sunday's Raid Shanghai, June 7.
Bom explosions reverberated Canton on Sunday, as Japanese naval lreraft resumed ' their attacks on military establishments and Government buildings in the city.
'Wongsha railway station, punished heavily in previous raids, was soverely bombed again, a naval communique issued here' yesterday morning. announced, Severely bombed were also the buildings of the Provincial and Muntcipal Governments, in the city.
'At the Paiyun' aerodrome, suburb of Canton, bombs were dropped on the hangars, run-ways. and! military establishments attached to the airfield, Railway Tracks Destroyed Other aircraft, meanwhile, bombing tracks and buildings used for military purposes, 'AL Kongisun, 23 ides. north of Canton a number of military estab lishments were said by the communique to have been destroyed. An leetrie power plant near Sitsun, on the railway, was also blown up, "Near Shekdung, an Important station on the Canton-Kowloon Railway, an ron bridge and tracks were destroyed.
Five medium-sized aeroplanes were destroyed at Nanyang, Honan prov-free, when a naval air unit, commanded by Lieut, Goro Katsumi, paid visit to the northern province, Of the seven agrounded machines sighted by the raiders on the feld, only two escaped the destructive missiles, the communique said.
Hangers, run-ways and buildings were also' demolished.
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