Chungking, Aug. 17.
The populace was kept in dug-outs for five hours today when Japanese aircraft, in, several groups, raided Szechuen cities, though they never fame within the ety limits of Chunging.
The preliminary alarm was given here at 10 a.m, when Japanese air raft were reported to have left Han. kow en route upriver. The first alarm was given half an hour later, when the raiders entered Szechuen province, and an urgent alarm was Sounded at 11.15 after they had been sighted below Chungkin however, few past Chungking and proceeded westward, once more" bombing Luchow, on the Yangtze river west of Chungking. This city was bombed: yesterday, when $4 Japanese planes roped 200 bombs.
Shortly after the raiders hi but they did mot reach Chi probably bombing a - point Chungking. The all-clear was ed at 3 pam—Reuter.
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