Peiping, July 29.
The American Southern Baptist Mission and the Stout Memorial Hospital at Wuchow, Kwangsi, were heavily bombed and damaged by Japanese planes on July 28, the today.
United States Embassy announced
Sixteen Japanese planes carried Qut bombing raids on. Wuchow, or Tsangwu, on July 26 and the Baptist Mission's girls' school was burned when it was struck by incendiary bombs, The hospital suffered heavy damage, the Embassy learned, although none of the Americans at Wuchow was injured—United Press, Hundred Bombs Dropped Chungking, July 29.
Eighteen Japanese bombing planes dropped more than 100 incendiary and demolition bombs on. densely populated sections of IWuchow, Kwangsi province, damaging American property and killed 60. Chinese and wounding 330 on July 26, Chinese reports reaching here said today.
"Two Japanese demolition ' bombs hit the Red Cross hospital in Wuchow, while four bombs exploded in the compound of the Stout Memorial Hospital, which was badly damaged, the reports added.
Eight incendiary bombs razed the American Southern Baptist Mission's bible school the Chinese dispatch said.—United Press.
Until yesterday, only the section between Range Road and Haining Roads had been barricaded off by the British, in such a manner as to permit the Chinese living on the other side to have free access to the West Hongkew district. The Japanese bluejackets, however, barricaded the Whole length of N. Kiangse Road down to Soochow Creek yesterday. leaving only small entrances at the various intersections so as to permit pedestrians to pass through.
Anxious women asked Japanese sentries whether they would be permitted to return to their homes, whilst children who had temporarily lost their parents in the maleo, were crying and anxious men were standing about, wondering what they would do with their families over night.
(Ccnfinued on page 10), Latest Exchange The closing Interbank: selling rates yesterday were as follows:
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