Chungking, Mar. 29.
Chungking has had two false air raid alarms within 24 hours. The most exciting experience was, when shortly afler 9 o'clock last night, the air raid alarm sounded just when the streels were crowded with people, the theatres were packed, and "the restaurants fled with diners.
There was a wild scramble for shelter, motor-cars, buses, trucks, rickshaws and sedan-chairs rushing in all directions, while the side-walks were jammed "with pedestrians. Scarchlights combed the sky for the Invaders, The all-clear signal sounded one hour later. It is believed in some circles that the air raid alarm was given for the purpose of testing the defence against a night raid.
'The alarm again sounded at noon today, and Chinese purgult planes were' seen cruising high above the city, but no raiders appeared. The li, clear" sounded shortly" atter-
"The second alarm was sounded in Chungking, it was learnt, when 18 Japanese bombers were sighted above Wanhsien, on the Yangtze River, half way between Ichang and Chungking, but the raiders, afler passing Wanhsien, turned back and probably bombed Wanhsien.—Reuter.
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