Canton, June 9.
Early morning Japanese raiders appeared at 5.45 this morning and flew over the city until 7 o'clock. No bombs were dropped, but the "planes reappeared at 7.30 and circled over the city and its environs until 10.45 craft fire was intensive throughout.
—Reuter.
Many Flee From Canton a Hongkong, June 9. While ' thousands of Chinese vilians today fled from Canton, 80,000 militiamen were busily engaged in strengthening the anti-aircraft defences of the city, foreign reports reaching here today said.
Machine-guns, in batteries of si were being hoisted on top of tall here mechanics were making adjustments and connecting the couplings with fire control posts.
These units, recently imported. represent the newest in small-bore anti-aircraft equipment, foreign military experts here said.
Meantime, persons reaching here from Canton told of widespread destruction of Chinese military establishments, transport and communication nerve-centres.
The three-storeyed Gendarmerie Headquarters was almost completely wrecked, as was the new power plant at Sitsun. An adjoining wharf and a cement works had also been destroyed by Tuesday noon, they said.
A wast market, where farmers No sounds of explosions were heard, although Chinese reports stated that a few bombs were dropped in Saichuen. One Japanese aeroplane' flew low over Shameen, apparently reconnoitring. Anti-air-specially organized in a ce-operative bring their produce to supply the military and Wongsha station, the terminus of the Canton-Hankow Railway, were both a complete shambles, they added—Domei.
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