and munition depots and deal with them effectively. Apart from that, they seem to have no time or inclination to wanton slaughter and useless destruction.
The first serious raid took place on April 21, the planes visiting and bombing the city four times in the day, destroying the government headquarters, the old electric power station and some Customs godowns. There was little loss of life, taking into consideration the wide range of destruction and the amount of damage that was done. The continuous raids and alarms had a very demoralizing effect upon the Chinese, and a great number—practically all, those who found it possible—have been moving
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