'The Lewis Memorial Institutional Church of the American' Mehodist 'Mission was hit when. the Japanese bombed Chungking on June 26, while the' main' building of the" Yuteh Primary school was also damaged by' two bombs. 'The Chungking ¥.W.C.A. was demolished on June 28 when the: Syracuse in 'China 'General 'Hospital wus also bombed, all x-ray equipment being lost. 'The library' and school house of the Boone College of Wuchang were "also damaged. The Lewis Memoria, Institutional Church ud the Friends' Mission were razed fon August 19 by incendiary bombs.
August 29 was a black day for Chungking (when the downtown seetion'was set afire) az well as for missionary property, for on that day the: Canadian Women's Missionary" Society, the Canadian Hospital, the Canadian Mission Church gnd_ the China Inland Mission were all total ly destroyed by fire.
The Syracuse in China General Hospital was damaged on October 16. Orly the Methodist Church downtown holds services although super: fielat damage has been suffered. foreign missionary, however, has. 90 far been reported killed or Wounded.
Chungking, Oct, 26
Appearing over Chungking shortly after noon today Japanese airerait ropped bombs in different sections of the city and also on the north bank of the Challing river, Among the places bombed were several streets in the vicinity of the West Gate below Consular Lane where the British Embassy is located. Bombs demolished two blocks of houses comprising, principally, of small shops book stores. Bombs were also Groped in the lower city in an area alrendy gutted by the bombing of September 20. Many bombs wore Also dropped on the road along the Yangize river leading to the western suburbs, The all clear was sounded Japanese aircraft in three groups, cone of which bombed Chungking, Faided Szechuan today, while the other two groups bombed Chengtu, An alarm was sounded at 10.15 am. today when Japanese aircraft were sighted entering Szechuen but Urgent alarm was sounded a8 two {t0Uups of the raiders proceeded direct fo Chenatu, The rent alarm was sounded in Chungking at 1145. a.m. when the third group of 25, bombers Was sighted heading for Chungking long the Yangtze river—Reuter.
Catholic churches have so far sutfered property losses amounting to $5,000,000," including. the "destruction of St. Joseph's Church, the Church the Sacred Heart,' the Paroise Cathedral the Orphelinat Church, the Gatholle, Press, "St. Paul's Middle School, the Carmel. Monastery and the Catholic Hospital—Reuter,
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