Foreign Concessions Safe: Japanese Bombers Go Up in Relays, Returning for New Loads Tientsin, July 29.
MENTSIN spent a day in turmoil to-day as warfare in some of its deadliest forms raged between forces of Chinese and Japanese, the Chinese bombarding the Japanese Concession and the Japanese making telling use of scores of bombers, which set! fire to a good part of the northern section of the Chinese City with incendiary missiles.
'Tremendous.fires were started as incendiary bombs struck' the principal Chinese buildings, including Nankai University, the Central Station and the headquarters of the Peace Preservation Corps between the East Station and the International Bridge.
The flames were visible for miles.
The Japanese bombers went up in relays, and, after dropping their missiles, returned to the Japanese aerodrome to replenish their supplies.
As they performed their mission, a terror-stricken mass of Chinese fled from the Chinese City to the security of the Concessions, where a state of emergency was proclaimed.
'The British, American and Bel ian Consuls-General endeavoured during the day to mediate between the Chinese, and Japanese on behalf of the: Consular Body, but their efforts proved fruitless' owing Gimeulties of communication with the respective parties Aneldents in the French Concession and the Htalian area produced a series fof official protests to-day by the French and allan Consuls to the Chinese and Japanese authorities.
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