Chungking, Aug. 20.
Japanese warplanes raided Chungking in four Mights yesterday.—They dropped a large number of bombs, scattering them over the whole city, Dbut apart from 38 fires and material amaze, caused not much harm to the, populace, according 10 an official an-
The number of victims was low, the oficial statement said. It revealed that there were only one dead and tone injured when two bombs hit a dus station andthe Hsing Chang Hotel.
Some of the planes seemingly went out especially to bomb the "New City." One bomb fell right at the entrance to the Kincheng Banking Corporation. The alr raid alarm was sounded at 10 am, and lasted until 2 pam—Havas, Pursuit Planes Take Part At a Japanese Air Base, Aus. 2, What was believed to have been one of the longest recorded fights by Dursult: planes was suecessCuly come pleted yesterday. during the bombing Chungking" by Japanese aerial hus acer ner, decor: for the first time during. the bomb:
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ing of China's wartime. capital ae-companied Japanese. bombing. planes During the fight to Chungking, reports declared, nota single enemy' areratt challenged the Japanese raiders. eyend Human Efforts 'The fre Is $0 intense and widespread that it ie beyond human forts to rave buildings. So many Inten diary bombs have' been "dropped that streely are covered With green Isheyellow sulphur dust, "All {roops, gendarmes, the engineering corps and Volunteers' have been mobilized Tight the frey and-maintain order, Desteuetion is. s0-extensive that far exceeds the havoc wrought by the bombings in May, 1089.
Emerging from a dug-out immediately after: the third qeoup of Taid~ had. dropped their. missiles this afternoon, Reuters Correspondent saw 21 Supahese bombers ying low against the sunlight, like silver toy, over the tower city, probably observ: ing results of their aida talking The raiders were greeted by heavy Chinese anticalreratt fre, but 0 4s. Is known. no raiders have been
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