Japanese Plane:
District Attack Jessfield: Western baken by Explosions toll of 50 civilians killed and a further 100 injured was exacted by a squadron of about 20 Japanese planes which rained bombs in the Jessfield Area early yesterday morning.
The bombing took place at Pei-hsin-ching Village, to the west of Rubicon Road and south of Soochow Creek, and in the Chowkachiao district, part of which was reduced to ruins.
About 7.30 a.m., the bombers swooped down on these two points, and dropped their "eggs" for the space of 20 minutes. It was reported that all those killed were civilians, many being refugees.
No Chinese soldiers were killed or injured, Chinese sources state.
The detonations of the bombing, were so terrific that buildings in the Brenan and Jessfield area were shaken. Many residents in the western district, even in the French Concession, were awakened by the loud explosions.
Shortly after the raid, charity workers, Boy Scouts, and police all rushed to the scene to rescue the wounded. The destruction covered a wide area, and up to a late hour yesterday afternoon, scores were still busily engaged in extricating bodies pinned under debris.
Casualties ascertained up told p.m. were: (at Pei-hsin-ching district) 24 civilians, including women and children, killed, 30 received serious injuries, and about 100 were slightly injured; six Chinese policemen in th village were killed and eight oth wounded. (At Chowkachiao distr eighteen civilians and one policeman were killed
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