Air Base, Sept. 13.
Not a single soul was seen on Chungking streets during bombing raids yesterday afternoon by Japanese naval planes and no less than 30 per cent. of General Chiang Kaishek's wartime capital had been destroyed by fire, a Japanese naval pilot who participated in yesterday's aerial attack on Chungking reported here last night. The residence of General Chiang Kai-shek was bombed and destroyed during the raid, it was said.
Inclement weather for the past 20 days has been preventing the Japanese air force from raiding the Szechuen city. Japanese naval aircraft, however, carried out their 33rd bombing raid on Chungking since the beginning of the year, yesterday afternoon when they learned that the weather had improved in southwestern China.
The first wave of Japanese naval planes visited: Haitangchi, south of Chungking, at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Fierce anti-aircraft bre from the ground failed to prevent Japanese raiders from bombing and destroying military establishments there. Fires were caused at three places-in the town by missiles from Japanese aircraft which flew at the low altitude of 100 metres, it was learned here.
The secónd wave of Japanese naval planes in an attack an hour later bombed Likiayuan in the western suburbs of Chungking completely demolishing the residence of General Chiang Kai-shek. Houses of many prominent government officials and other structures were destroyed, reports added.
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