The Archive · 1939

US. Embassy Shaken

The American Embassy was shaken the concussion of bombs falling near it. Bombs also fell close to HAMS. Falcon, and set on fire build Ings close to the British-owned MacKenzie Company.

The bombs also started a fre in the area in the rear of the Ameri can, Embassy, Kiangpei, seress the Kialing River from Chungking, also was struck by bombs, but there was evidently slight damage done.

"Light bombs, probably 50-pounders. were largely used by the Japanese and. therefore casualties were kept Tow.

United Press correspondents touring the bombed area after the raid saw.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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