Chungking, July 26.
Casualties, asa result of the bombing of Chengt on July 24 by Japanese aircraft, were compa tively heavy, "as many' people had not left the city, since 0 warning was sounded, owing to a clouded sky. The American Baptist Mission church and property was badly @amaxed by the raiders, but not completely burn out.
The residence of an American lady, Miss M. E. Argotsinger, in the ext street, was slightly damaged, two incendiary bombs Janded at the back of her house. "One bomb hit the ate-house of the Mission's Kindergarten, and adjacent property was tern down in an effort to keep the fire from spreading. Mise Argetsinger was away atthe time, while none of her Chinese friends Jiving there were injured.
Several foreigners from the West China University worked hard, an attempt to. keep fires from spreading. The damage to the south astern part of the city: was extensive, but the larger section was not burnt, due to the fact that the city now has three or four new motor fire engines, which it did not have in the big raid on Chengtu of June 1999. 'A greater part of the city is without electric light-—Reuter. scored direct hits on the munition Stores lined up in the outskirts-of the city.
As a result of the severe Japanese bombing of Kweiyang, it was state here, it. will be virally impos to transport materials thro} vital key city to Chungking—Domel..
Supplies Bombed Hankow, July 25.
'The railway station and warehouses vied with munitions near Yingtan on the' Chekdang-Kiangs) Railway" Ju north-eastern "Kiangs! were bombed out by Japanese naval aircraft during raiding' and roonnaissance fights on Tuesday. morning, the press. section of the Japanese Central China Seas Fleet announced here this -morning, The Japanese raiders later ravaged over 50 trucks bringing Chungking supplies on the highway from Ying-Hang to Kwelki, east of Vingtan, des troying a large number of hem, the announcement added, Many. drums of all pited on the highway were set fon fire by machine-gun fire, it was also annoiineed.—Domel,
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