Shanghai, May 2.
Japanese planes again bombed Ningpo yesterday morning dropping more than (en bombs. The extent of damage and the exact number of casualties could not be ascertained locally but it was stated by a Chinese news agency that four or five fires were started and that they were still burning at 2. pin.
'A steamship carrying ten doctors and 20 nurses left Shanghai during the afternoon for Ningpo. They were sent by the Shanghai Ningpo Resid~ ents Association which has recently {elegraphically requested to help the refugees in Ningpo, which had been bombed several times last week. resulting in heavy casualties "and property Joss. A sum of $50,000 was sent by the sssoiation to Ningpo for Steamer Meld Up Shanghai, May 3.
Following the extensive bombing of Ningpo from the air Japanese war yessoly bevan shelling Chingha, Fiverport gateway to Ningpo, yester=
An immense amount of damage an several destructive tires with much ess of life resulted from this. first raid which, among other things, totally destroyed @ big Chinese hot overcrowded at the time with re Fugees on their way out of the city bath house and complete block of 1s0 hit, and ted that over 70 people were th victims of this bump, Five other Bombs started fires in different of the city, but the major was all done in the vicinity of the brid 'The' second alarm was given at 9.50 aim,, and followed by the same three phues which made straight for their former objective and dropped Give bombs in rapid succession und fon this ogeasion also" machine-guns added to the horror of the visitation. extent of the damaite eased by: th shelling locally yester day, but it was reliably" tea the rescue stgimer sent by the Shang hai Ningpo " Residents could not reach of the shelling. The boat which was to have reached its destination yesterday morning was stopped at Chi Gib outside Chinghai. The boat Was reported last night to have been detained by the Japanese. very threat ing yesterday, us it as reported muirly Japanese war vessels were one chored along the coast ready for action in the near future. Tt was pre~ ticted that more than thirty neutral Steamers might be eld up by the he last raid of the day was less destructive, "the planes "flying les to find troops and 1s, oral casualties amounting to 30 odd. The last bomb fell on the paper mill, wrecking completely,
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