Little Damage Done; Ships Off Min River Mouth Chungking, Mar. 22.
Foochow, capital of Fukien province, was bombed by Japanese aircraft yesterday afternoon, according to a Chinese report. It was the first bombing of the port since July 7, 1938.
Four large Japanese warships appeared off the Min River yesterday morning, shortly after which, six Japanese planes took off, reconnoitre ing along the coast, the report states.
In the afternoon, four Japanese seaplanes appeared above Foochow, dropping four bombs at the No. 5 wharf in Nantai, demolishing a barber shop and killing one Chinese, the report continues.
Later, the seaplanes dropped four more bombs in the East Lake district, two of which did not explode, the Chinese report adds.—Reuter.
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