The Archive · 1938

Explosions Heard in Colony

Hongkong, June 6.

The bombing of Canton by Japanese planes this morning was heard by numerous newspaper correspondents in Hongkong communicating with their Canton offices by telephone, Japanese planes could be heard power diving over Shameen and the explosions of bombs on the Canton Bund opposite Shameen was clearly audible over the telephone—United Press.

Japanese Version of Sunday's Raid Bomb explosions reverberated Canton on Sunday, as Japanese naval aircraft resumed their attacks on military establishments and Government buildings in the city.

Wongsha railway punished heavily in previous raids, was severely bombed again, a naval communique issued here yesterday morning announced.

Severely bombed were buildings of the Provincial a Governments, i the Paiyun aero suburb of Canton, bombs were dropped on the hangars, run-ways and military establishments attached to the airfield, Railway Tracks Destroyed Other aircraft, meanwhile fes the

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