Japanese Bombers Litter Nantao Streets With Death and Destruction Shanghai, Aug. 29.
GHANGHAL'S clvtan, casualties mounted considerably chated Nantao, littering the South Railway Station area terday when Japanese bombers dense nth death and destruction, According to a conservative estimate, well over 200 persons, most of whom were refugees, were killed or wounded. The list is by no means complete, 85 the over-worked hospital authorities in the Chinese city, French Concession and the Settlement were checking the number of cases last night.
'The death-dealing - mission wRout 146 pin, Letsurely circling 'Over the South Station sector, the folders ropped no less than eight Bombs, most of which exploded, 'Croveded with over' 1,000 refugees, most of whom were women and Children, the station was worst it. Other pisces where missiles explode fed were Kuo Ho Mood (Native Goods Road), two blocks to the north Son Kuen Tang. street, Pang area.
ether four' bombs landed the. station. As the sero planes nally left the scene, dense Smoke shot up high into the sky, while' on the platforms and tracks Were scattered charred and badly mutilated bodies. at ite foot. A large number of Fefugees were crowding the ole 10 secure tckels and a bigger crowd son the platforms when the raldappeared overhead.
Desth overtook. many of the, rettempied Yo push belt the, narrow "passage, he. bu congestion uci was only highly damaged; window panes' being shattered to of the bombs landed on, sctown to the northeast Sittorm, "and "another destroyed. 0 Fallway gate at the crossing not fat fortunately only few po Stan were min vicinity when the aloes exploded.
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