First Bombing Attack by Japanese Stirs Officials Hongkong, Nov. 15.
Shocked into action by the first air raid in the city's history, officials of Chengtu, capital of Szechuen, are rushing preparations to protect the city from future raids, according to 4 press report received here yester-lay.
Gen. Teng Hsi-hou, Vice-Commander of the Sixth Army and Commander of the Chengtu "air defence headquarters," has issued orders that steps be taken at once to protect the city against future attacks by Japanese bombers, the message said. An appropriation of $600,000 was set üside from house tax and income tax receipts to finance air defence projects.
The report did not state whether the so-called air defence programme provides for the purchase of anti-aircraft guns, construction of bombproof shelters, or both.
The population of Chengtu was said to have been thrown into a panic by the frst raid made by Japanese Bombing planes. A squadron of planes led by Lieut-Commander Takeo Yasunobu destroyed eight grounded Chinese planes and shot down two others in a fight—Domei.
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