1,000 Casualties in Bombing 30,000 Refugees Relief is urgently needed in Kweiyang, capital of Kweichow, which was bombed by Japanese planes for help to its head office in Shanghai. The central district of the provincial capital is said to have been completely burned down and more than 5,000 families rendered homeless. The casualties total about 1,000.
(One thousand and three hundred houses and shops were destroyed as a result of the aerial bombardment which is said to be unprecedented in provincial history. Bodies are still being dug out rom the debris although only about 1,000 casualties have been reported. The total property loss amounts to $50,000,000.
About 30,000 people have become said to be small Both the Military Affairs Council and Executive Yuan have jointly sent $120,000 while the provincial authorities have given $30,- 000 only. Philanthropic bodies are powerless to handle the situation.
The Kweiyang branch of the committee is said to have done its best
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