Canton, June 7. rose British engineers narrowly escaped with their lives in a Japanese air raid on Canton this afternoon, in which nine bombs fell in the compound of the Saichuén Waterworks, causing damage to the extent of several hundred thousand dollars.
Canton City and Shameen were in total darkness tonight as the Saichuen Power Station, also badly damaged in the raid, was put out of action.
The er gineers who had narrow escapes were employees of Messrs. Malcolm & Ca., Ltd.
They were supervising construction arrangements at the Waterworks, the bui ing of which has not yet been completed.
The raid this afternoon was the second car-Tied out in Canton today, the city having been aroused at 5.55 this morning to the now familar sound of the air-raid alarm.
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