Chengtu, the Szechuen provincial capital experienced i fat ae rad in' several months. yesterday but no bombs fell In the lly. Japanese. alt= eratt'in six' groups raided western Szechuen last night the first unit. fered Szechuen at about Go.m., the Jast raiders teaving the province. at midnight. They kept. the' Chungking Pepulace' in dugout shelters for sie the Chengtu raid the frst siren sounded at 730 o'clock, then an. emer= rency signal Was given about an hour fater. "The frst' group of Japanese planes appeared there at 33 appar= Enily dropping no bombs of else they wore a long way from the eily.
"Twenty minutes later a. second group dropped brilliant flares, follow fed by bombs apparently in the neigh: Bourhood "of the southern outskirts, 'About 25 minutes later a third group of planes appeared, "dropped. Bombo zqln near the southern outektets, Th lime detonations evidently were mut nearer the city but the bombs were not of a large type. 'The extent of omage is unknown' at present, Yiping was raided atleest twice, Tha planes entered Szechuen in small
euch. "The first and second groups uns of seven, ight oF nine machines Falded Chengiu and the third. Mant attacked Yiping. A. fourth squadron bombed Chenatt, Anith unit again bombed Yiping. The destination of sixth flight was not escortained. was. understood that most of the Dombs were dropped on the outskirts of ¥iping Reuter
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