The Archive · 1939

Nanking Bombed

Shanghai, Aug. 10, Quoting a recent arrival from Nanking, a Chinese evening report stated yesterday that a squadron of nine Chinese planes raided the aerodrome in Nanking outside the Chung Hwa Gate on May 27 dropping more then 10 bombs after cleding over the former capital for some time. No air slarms were raised but it was said that the Japanese fired several hundred antl.air craft shells. The planes made, good their escape, it was Planes Raid Kwangsi Shanghai, Aug. 8.

Continuing activities of the pre-Jceding day, Japanese naval aircraft operating in South China on Aug. 5 made a scouting and bombing Might lover. important communication lines in the areas of wan, Fukwan, Shangchin and Lungchow, near the southwestern border of Kwangs!. according to a communique issued yesterday by the headquarters of the China Sea Fleet.

Waynan, in Suiyuan, Bombed Chungking, Aug. 12.

Wuyuan, the principal city in west Suiyuan, north of the Yellow River bend, was subjected to a severe Japanese aerial bombardment at noon fon August 10, when 28 Japanese aeroplanes. dropped 50 heavy bombs fon. the. sity, according to Chinese despatches. The planes axe alco sid to have scattered pamphlets.

The bombing took a toll of 39 killed and over 20 injured, and demolished

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