A steady exodus from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan, is in progress following a disastrous air raid on September 28 when, according to Chinese reports, at least 100 civilians were killed, including women, children and students, and about 500 wounded.
Practically half the population has already left for safer zones, while those remaining behind spend the day out of town for fear of further raids.
One Japanese plane is said to have been shot down on September.28 near Tiang, a station two hours southward 9n the Yunnan Railway. One member of the crew who escaped death Was brought to Kunming the following day and is reported to have said that the raiders came from the "sixth base," east of Hongkong.
Chinese reports that two more Japanese planes were brought down 60 kin. beyond luang could not be confirmed, According to a foreign eye-witness, nine planes came over the city in perfect formation and went straight for the United College, where the Tsinghua and Peita Universities of Peiping are situated, and bombed the place.
Later the raiders, who met with hardly any resistance, concentrated On the aerodrome, over which they dropped 65 bombs.—Reuter.
French War Heroes Want Action "National Salvation"
Government Urged Paris, Oct. 12.
Six million French war veterans, under the guidance of their elected leaders, will swing behind M. Henri Pinchot's demand for a "National Salvation" government to rule by virtual dictatorship until 1940, it was announced today.
"M, Pinchot, Leftist leader and President of the 1,600,000 members of the Federal Union of War Veterans instituted the movement immediately following the recent Czechoslovak crisis; Today, M. Jean Coy, dent of the National Union said he was anxious to support the programme but had been reluctant to initiate it because of accusations by other leaders of widely divergent political hues that the movement is tantamount to Fascism.
"The programme which the war veterans will support includes:
1. Restoration of finances.
2. Economic recovery through increased production.
The end o? social and labour unrest, i, Redefinition of France foreign resources to be devoted to rearmament.
M. Edouard Daladier, the Premier, thus far has not opposed the movement and political quarters here believe he might support it in an effort to find for his reconstruction programme and search for new European alignments.—United Press.
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