Washington, June, 16, 'The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, told the press hero yesterday that' he had not heard that, the Japanese had asked the United States Embassy at Chungking to evacuate the Chinese capital "The American Embassy is already across the Yangtze, he said, in answer {0 questions. He said he understood that the Japanese had warned other Embassies and Americ can citizens in Chungking to move from the city for the time being. Mr. Hull said he thought it was another instance of one belligerent notifying civilians in advance of its intention to attack—United Press, bombings yesterday and today, but the rain is causing misery to thousands who are obliged to sleep in houses with roofs torn off by bomb explosions.
'General' Chiang Kai-shek has appropriated $80,000 for the relict of letims and awarded $20,000 to the alt jority of shops and restaur~ ants have closed, while the principal theatres have been demolished by the raids, Bombing this year has been so extensive that not one block in the city is without evidence of raids, but casualties have been small, owing 10 the large. number of dugeouts constructed since May, 1930.—Reuter,
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