'A repetition of Jast summer's raid ing in Western China is indicated as the Japanese resumed their regular New measures are being taken to evacuate from the Chungking area fas many civilians as possible before the season of clear weather brings back' continuous Japanese air raids.
The city's population will, it is be-Moved, be restricted to 230.000. Meanwhile, municipal authorities have received 342,820 "plications for resid fence permits and approved 261,409 of them. The successful applications Will now be submitted the Garrison Headquarters for a stricter examination.
One million dollars have been appropriated by he Government to facilitate the evacuation of the city il the re-establishment of refugees new and less threatened arcas—Havas Telemondial. incursions. The alarm sounded in Chungking at 950 a.m. as nine light bombers were reported to be fying swiftly towards the city.
"The urgent alarm was sounded halt an hour Tater. but the planes did not appear. First reports indicated that they made for Tungliang a city about king.
50 kilometres northawest of Chung-
Preliminary reports from Tungliang state. that no bombs were dropped, the planes merely circling the town. Ibis possible that they were seeking to draw the Chinest defenders in order to ascertain the strength of the defences before raiding in force. The ul clear sounded at midday.—Reuter.
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