Canton, Feb. 17.
The Canton-Hankow Railway and tne highways leading from Canton were subjected to severe bombing today by squadrons of Japanese planes. The unused arsenal north-west of the city was also bombed. Three missiles actually landed on the compound and four near by, killing five persons and wounding three.
The first air-raid alarm was sounded at eight o'clock this morning vhen several groups of Japanese planes were reported to be operating various parts of Kwangtung Province. Shortly afterwards seven aeroplanes were seen at Saichuen, north-west of Canton. The thud of bombs was heard some distance west of Shameen.
Anti-aircraft guns went into action as two planes were seen over the city end another across the river, south of Shameen.
After a day of intense aerial activity, the all-clear signal was sounded at 3.50 this afternoon for the second time.
Forty Japanese planes, operating In groups, participated in this morning's raid, according to Chinese reports. During the afternoon, eighteen planes flew over Kwangtung Province, dropping eight missiles. Some of these landed on the Tienho aerodrome, northwest of Tungshan, and some on the fields, The damage was very
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