The air raid alarm sounded here shortly after midnight last night, kept the Chungking populace in dugouts all night. No raiders appeared, however. The first alarm was given at 1230 am, when Japanese aeroplanes were sighted heading for Chungking. An urgent alarm was given at 1.05 a.m. when the raiders appeared within the immediate neighbourhood of the city.
After staying in their dug-outs for over four hours, the populace finally returned to their homes at 445 a.m., when the "all-clear signal was given.
Official Chinese reports state that one lone Japanese aeroplane cruised above Chungking for a considerable time, apparently for observation purposes. Chinese searchlights were turned on, but the Chinese antiaircraft batteries did not open up.—Reater.
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