The Archive · 1941

Considerable Damage

It wag at first thought that the Radio Station "XGDN- had' been bombed and an announcer made an announcement to that effect only to learn @ moment later that it had Been the telegraph office, As the policemen aid firemen ascended to the first floor, they saw that almost al! the windows, net only on the first. floor, but even up the Stairs, had been smashed. Several doors, all along the winding cor-Fidor, were blasted out by the ex-

No sign' whatever could be found of the missile at first, although the Feceiving and. transmitting room searched for fragments of the bomb, the cable ofice was thoroughly he injured Chinese related that he was, sitting at a table, repairing a machine, when he saw a flash and felt pain in his hand as broken glass fell on the table. None appeared to Feallze just what was happening and confusion reigned as employees of the office sought refuge in the more distant corners of the Foam.

Believed to be TNT.

Detectives from Central station, however, "slated, "even long before fragments of the missile had been found, that, they believed the dam-ade 19 be the ork of avy hele ict was justified. several' minutes Tater, when, with the help of members of the Shanghai Fine Bri-Jgade, they located a blue paper box at the end of the corridor, Further investigations were rewarded when [cragments of the missile were sound fin the debris.

An examination of these fragments Iproved beyond all doubt that te mis-ile was a, lime bomb, since a part Jota watch was found attached to tone of the bits found by: the detec ives.

"The explosion attracted a number of people' to the first floor" and x= tions "were asked of detectly citement reigned supreme. aa ques. of which could not be answered at the time. Slowly, the corridors were cleared of all spectators and police men were posted to allow only off: cials In.

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