Hongkong, Sept. 12, 'A Japanese plane from an aircraft Jearrier off the Hainan Island' coast bombed and severely damaged the office and residence of the manager the Standard Oil Ca. at Hoihow on September 10, according to reliable reports reaching the Standard Oil Ca. here today, Two bombs were said to have been dropped on the American property which was prominently marked. with Jarge American flags. One bomb scored a direct hit on the Standard Oil manager's home, The manager, Chinese, sought refuge with his fumily and stof under" conerete stairway when the Japanese raid began. All miraculously—eseapedt death or injury, The apparent objective of the Japanese bombs was a Chinese military barracks—a quarter mile {rom the point where the bombs hit, The Japanese plane also machine: gunned a larve area of Hoihow after dropping the bombs on the American property. The machine-yunning also fected the Standard Oil property Wwhere numerous machine-gun bullets were found later, some of them embedded in the door of the garage.
The Standard Oil Ca. installation, 1 mile" from the point of" attack! escaped damage in the bombing attack—United Press.
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