Three bombs dropped. _into_. the, famous Chinhwai River, where singsong girls chant aboard flower-boats in the summer months, while- five landed near the Central Kuomintang Headquarters, demolishing several buildings, including the Hotel, at the rear the of quarters.
The beautiful Chinese bridge across the creek adjoining the Central Political Council Hall was completely destroyed.
The site of the refugee camp at Hsiakwan presented a. gruesome spectacle when visited after the raids, with the twisted remains of the victims scattered over a wide area. The matsheds housing the thousands of refugees, set alight by: the bombs, U.S. Ambassador Returns to Embassy Nanking, Sept. 22.
Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, American Ambassador to China, accompanied by his staff, moved back to the Embassy from the gunboat Luzon late this after-
Hoagkong, Sept. 22.
Japanese bombing planes to-day were raiding Canton in relays apparently aiming at the Hankow Railway connection by means of which munitions are known to be sent into the north, With Chinese authorities having clamped down a rigid censorship, only the most meagre reports of the attacks are evailable—United Press.
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