The Archive · 1938

French Marines Landed

Tokyo, June 6.

French marines were landed at Canton to protect the French-owned Doumer Hospital on the Chinese Bund after Japanese planes fad scored a direct hit on it, slightly juring Commander-Surgeon Talec, It was reported here.

French consular authorities also joined other foreign consular ofcials Aerodrome Damaged In the course of two raids on Canton on Tuesday, a naval communique said yesterday' morning, extensive damage was caused to the Tienho aerodrome, anti-aircraft batteries Hovernment offices, and the Saichuen factory area, Tuesday's first raid, staged early in the morning, was directed against the Tienho aerodrome, in a suburb of Canton, and the First Cartridge Manufacturing Plant, At the acrodrome, military barracks, hangars and other military buildings were blown {o bits, the communique claimed, At the ' cartridge manufacturing works, four buildings were said to have been demolished.

{in the inspection of bombed areas Canton, it was understood—United Press,

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