Macao, July 3.
Japanese planes have recently been operating continuously in the vicinity' of Macao.
'The sounds of" bomb explosions were audible here yesterday, while at dusk' last evening, seven trimotored bombers roared almost overhead—Reuter.
A tortife fire was started below the Yangtze River wall. The flames spread yolthy the speed of a raging forest fire 97d destroyed a line of Chinese homes tone-"warter of a mile long and thirty fyara. ye. The fire cut a swath of Gestru.'- en the area fronting the Fiver and.: s. Aately endangered the Canadian "3°"
Pesiness Ame 9 which houses ws. on. toe feign group in Chungisons The bombers concentrated on the area extending from the tip of the peninsula, where the Kialing and Yangtze meet, through the section 10 the banking area.
"The concussion from the bombs smashed windows, cracked doors and ceilings and' caused plaster to fail in the bullings occupied by the Canadian Mission Business Agency. The office of the United Press was] damaged, Most of the foreigners has oftces. or staying here. immediately Started evacuating their belonging because of the threat of Are.
modern Chinese fre-loot, how~ ever, Tushed to the scene and after
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