Foochow, Nov. 4. The St, Luke's Hospital of the Church Mission's Society at Putien, in Fukien province, was hit by two bombs on November 1, it was learned here today. "The first bomb, which struck the hospital at 9 1m, completely wrecked the men's ward. Fifteen inmates were buried in the wreckage. Of this number, eight were killed and three slightly injured. Four patients escaped un-Injured. The buildings were marked with the British flag and the red-cross flag. The British missionary and the Chinese staff escaped un= recent months, destroying 35 grounded Chinese aeroplanes" and shooting down several pursuit craft in a series of 'fights.
Commanded by Capt. Kilcushi Shi-made, the first Japanese squadron appeared over the Wangshan aerodrome near Chengtu at about 1 o'clock in the afternoon More than 39 Chinese combat planes rose from the airfield, converting the sky above the aerodrome Into ah "international its 1 accord
models joined American Curtiss-Hfawic machines of the latest design, French Dewoitines and other varied' aircraft a desperate attempt to ward off the Japanese atthe Antlaireratt batteries also opened up against the raiders, which, however, were claimed to have succeeded {in unloading more than 100 bombs on the field where nine large grounded machines In addition to eight pursuit planes were seen.
Fuel tanks on the southern extrem= lity of the airfield were also set on fire by the bombers which were pursued by Chinese fighters to the vicinity of Suining, east of Chengte, fs they roared back towards their Twenty minutes tater, the rat Japanese raid on the Wenklang aerodrome, west of Chengtu, was carried out by a force led ty Lieut Commander Motohachi Miyaza Here again about three large and 15 smaller grounded craft were said to have been demolished, while stores of fuel on both sides of the aero-rome were set on fire. "All Japanese raft returned to their base safely.—
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