Chungking, Nov. 8.
Eighteen Japanese aeroplanes appeared over Chengtu, the capital of Szechuen province, at 12.10 this afternoon and raided the city for the first time since the hostilities.
The raiders had previously been reported from various places on the route from Hankow.
More than 100 bombs were dropped on the airfield, when Chinese pursuit machines succeeded in engaging the attackers and shooting down one Japanese bomber, according to an official report, An unconfirmed report that some bombs had fallen inside the city was denied.
Later, one of the 18 planes passed over Chungking city, at a high altitude, and proceeded to Huan-yuan pa airfield, on which it dropped several bombs. The plane met with no resistance.
The bombs also fell on Yutsoto, a small village a short distance downriver. There was no report of any casualties.
Chengtu, 600 air miles from Hankow, was one of the last important Chinese cities which had hitherto been left un bombed. It is less than 600 miles from the Tibetan frontier.—Reuter.
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