American citizen and chief pilot of the China National Aviation Corporation, was seriously wounded and little hope was held for his life.
Splinters from a bomb hit Mr. Shen ju the kidneys, Mr. Shen was transported across the Yangtze River from the city to the Canadian Mission Hospital by a launch from the Américan gunboat Tutuila.
The American gunboat also sent launches to H.M.S. Falcon, but the winches returned after the British naval authorities informed the Américans that they did not need any help.
One bomb hit the old American Navy canteen, on whose roof there is a painted American flag. The cán-teen, however, is no longer used bly the Navy and is a vacant building Which has been turned over to the Chinese.
Foreign naval quarters believed that there was "no possible objective neár" the south bank on which many boriübs were dropped. They said all the bombings on the south bank of the Yangtze were "evidently intended for the foreign community's benefit.
Bombs falling in the city area deberto Duco d: "Montecuccoli&molished a large printing shop and many houses near the "Consulate It was also announced here last Row." night that grand naval manceuvres Three Groups of Raiders would be taking place in the Central Mediterranean between July 20 and The bombers came in three groups. 30. "The exercises will be carried out The first appeared over the city at quib at one stretch over à period of 48 12.50 a.m., the second squadron at 1.45 hours, am.. and the third at 210 am. The Participating will be two squadrons "all clear" signal was sounded at 3 of the Fleet, including several flotillas of submarines and numerous squa-Despite heavy clouds which hid tne drons of seaplanes and transport moon, the Japanese bombers easily planes. found the city during the first raid, On July 9, it was stated, the Sec-but the second and third groups and Squadron would leave Italy for circled over Chungking several times a "training cruise" in the Eastern before dropping bombs.
Mediterranean. Admiral Pini will The three raids resulted in côn-command the vessels—Havas. siderable damage, but casualties were
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