The raid yesterday followed day and night attacks the previous da; The day bombing took place at noon, when 46 Japanese planes attacked the western, suburbs and the south bank of the Yangtze, while the night raid began at 745, but with only three planes participating, Six Japanese light bombers power-dived "while bombing the western suburbs on Thursday, which they also machine-gunned from a low altitude.
'Omlces "of the newspaper "China Times" and Chialing House, where foreign visitors are accommodated, were badly damaged, while several bombs landed" near the residence where the Britih Ambassador, Sir Archibald Kerr, is staying. Thurs Jday's dive-bombing was the frst at~ tempted by the Japanese in Chung. king.
Tt Ix interesting to note that the [Japanese used light bombers for the iret time on Thursday, coming over Chungking in fast time with small bombs. Tt took these planes only 45 [minutes to reach Chungking from the Szechuen border.
"They also came in small batches. For example inthe day. raid they appeared in batches of nine, 11. and 26 while in previous rads they came in groups of 27 or 36-—Reuter.
'Ma, Chen Kuo-liang, former, registrar atthe Yenching University in Peiping, was on Thursday appointed Finance Commissioner of the Kaohsu Provincial Government by! order of the Chungking Government, says the "Chinese American' Daily News."
Japanese navy planes returned to. their base safely.
"There were no enemy planes to challenge the Japanese attack because Chungking pilots were deprived of their fighting spirit owing to the lost of 27 aeroplanes in Friday's encounter Tapanese aircraft over Chung was claimed—Domei.
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