Nanking, Sept. 22.
TER keeping the capital in suspense for nearly 24 hours, the Japanese to-day made their first efforts to carry out their threat to destroy Nanking, subjecting the city to two terrific air raids, A huge fleet of over fifty planes took part in the first attack which lasted from 10.35 a.m. until noon, but only fifteen machines took part in the second raid, which was very brief.
An average of two or three bombs were dropped over thirty different places, including the South City, the most densely populated section of the capital, and the new residential district, where the American, Italian and German Embassies are located and where the residences of practically the entire local foreign popu-Jation are situated. As previously the Japanese had only attacked the aerodromes, arsenal and other military establishments, the bombing of these residential sections caused much amazement in foreign quarters, Another important area bombed was Hsiakwan, the terminus of two of China's most important railways
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