The Archive · 1939

German Consulate Wit

Chungking. June 13. The German Consulate here was considerably damaged during the Japanese air raid on Chungking Sun~ day night. Two stones, each weighing. more than 100" pounds, were hurled through the air over a distance 3 of about $0 metres from the nearest scene of explosion, smashing through the roof as well as the ceiling of the upper story. Parts of the" second storey ceiling have fallen down, littering the whole. building with' stucco debris and timber.

"The staff of the Consulate is now engaged in removing the files and furniture. It is hoped that the com plete removal of the consular offices to another building will be completed by this evening—Trans-Ocean.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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