At the Japanese press conference last night plans of Chungking showing the positions of the various foreign consulates and Chinese antiaircraft batteries were handed round to the pressmen present by a naval spokesman, who stated that an officer who had taken part in the Chungking raid had arrived in the city on Friday and that the full facts of the raid were now known, He added that the attack was made at dusk, heavy fire from Chinese antiaircraft batteries being plainly visible. The attack, according to the spokesman was directed against these batteries of which there were between 40 and 50. Immediately following the bombing, he went on, the batteries were silenced but other batteries on the opposite side of the river continued to fire.
Answering a questioner, who asked if the Chinese guns had fired blanks as there had been no reports of Japanese aeroplanes being shot down, the spokesman stated that it was difficult to say how many shots were registered" as that would amount to giving away the accuracy of the Chinese fire. Several Japanese planes, however had been damaged and others were rocked by the force of the explosions.
Berlin and Warsaw, to seek a settlement of the issues.
Cseare Orsenigo, Papal in Berlin, saw Chancelor Adolf Hitler recently, they said.
the visit was in connection the European crisis, they said, could not confirm whether he carried any definite proposal or fnerely appealed for moderation by sides. One report said that he to tHe Fuehrer to ask if Chan-ceter Hitler would welcome any "Vatican efforts to remove the Polish-German differences.
The Pope, according to semi-official is expected to appeal to the for peace in his address to the Eucharistic Congress on Mgr. Orsenino, it was understood, may come to Rome to report on the It of his conversations with Herr The Pope, it was reported, has been unusually active in recent days in receiving foreign diplomats regard-Jo settlement of the Protest Lodged in Tokyo Tokyo, May 6.
It is learned on reliable authority that Sir Robert Craigie, me British Ambassador in Tokyo, protested verbally to the Japanese Government yesterday regarding the damaging of the British Consulate-General in Chungking during Thursday's raid on the Chinese capital Sir Robert is understood to have pointed out the "gravity of the Japanese action," declaring that the excuse that atti-aircraft guns were in the neighbourhood of the Consulate was "entirely unacceptable."
The British Ambassador is also understood to have requested that the Japanese Government take appro-"priate action to remedy the matter.
"The Japanese Air Force" de-slared the Admiralty spokesman in 3 statement today, "will never relax their attacks on Chungking, the seat of the Kuomintang Government, and other military points, which, on the contrary, will be kept up with increasing force until -the anti-Japanese Kuomintang Government has been crushed."—Reuter.
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Chungkiág, May 6.
Living conditions in Chungking after the raids are of the poorest, in view of the complete disruption of all facilities here. There are few places where it is possible to obtain food, and.all restaurants are closed.
Even households are experiencing some difficulty in providing meals, as it is difficult to obtain rice, water, vegetables or meat. All outgoing roads are filled with long lines of refugees.
"The Government authorities rose admirably to the occasion, arranging transport for the thousands of refugees crowding out of the city. Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, has appropriated $1000.00 to meet the expenses of relief work.
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