Great destruction has been wrought in Kiating by the Japanese bombing attacks during the past few days, states a report to the Chinese press. The most prosperous quarters of the town, it is learnt, have: been reduced to ruins by successive raids conducted by Japanese planes. Fires started incendiary bombs played havoc with "whole streets of houses and shops.
Kiating is the native district of Dr. Wellington Koo, a former Foreign Minister and now Chinese Ambassador in Paris. It is feared that his mansion in the town may also have been destroyed.
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