Canton, Sept. 25.
The Mayor, Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, today strongly condemned the wanton destruction of civilian lives and property in Canton by Japanese planes during the last few days, Contrary to her professed intention to spare the lives of non-com-: batants in, her wilful aerial bombardment of the city, said the Mayor in an interview with the Central News Agency yesterday, more than 100 residents hat been killed and over 200 mained or injured during the He revealed that Japanese aircraft had dropped no less than 100 deadly bombs, most of which lended on dwelling houses, shops, buildings and famous structures, including the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Scores of buildings were razed to the ground.
"Mr. Tseng said that the "barbarous action" of the Japanese would not affect the morale of the Chinese people but would only strengthen their will to resist the Japanese invasion to the end, Ji No less than twenty air folds he further pointed out, has been conducted by Japanese aircraft sinde September 21. Most of the targets of Japanese bombs were not military establishments, the most obvious example being the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall It is understood that Mr. Tseng has sent a report to Dr. Wellington Koo, China's delegate to the League of Nations, on the Japanese air raids gram to Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, voicing their opposition to the indifferent attitude taken by News. i the American Government.—Central
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