Kunming, Oct. 14.
Kunming was almost levelled to the ground when Japanese heavy bomibers subjected the city yesterday afternoon to the worst raid it had ever experienced.
After the bombardment an immense pall of smoke hung over the city, and it seemed that the entire town had been destroyed.
Despite the great damage, casualty ies are believed to have been few, as the majority of the populace took shelter in dugouts.
Among buildings definitely known to have been hit was Yunnan University, while the United States Consulate was slightly damaged by a bomb which dropped 100 yards away, snd all the window-panes in the German. and: British Consulates. were shattered by the explosion of nearby bombs.
Altogether 27 Japanese aircraft participated in the raid. They opened with an attack against an objective south of the city, where huge clouds of debris were blown up by the explosions of bombs. Later, the raiders ket the city from north to While the bombing w in progress, Japanese pursuit planes hovered overhead. At one time they flew round the city so daringly low that the markings could plainly be seen on the wings—Reuter.
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