The Archive · 1941

Chungking Prepare To Be Bombed

Chungking, Feb, 23.

Alr-raid precautions. in' Chungking will be completed by the end of March when 441" public and. 543 private dug-ouls will be ready, commodating 310,000 persons, it is 'oMeially stated, Before the bombing season starts, the munlelpat authorities Nope evacuate 300,000 people.

Seventeen new water tanks have been. constructed 10° safeguard the water" supply of the war-time capital—Reuter.

Japanese Raid Burma Ro:

Kunming, Feb, 22, "After an eight-day lull, so Japanese planes again invaded Yunnan province yesterday in two waves, when the Buirma Road was bombed together with the south-western outskirts of Kunming, "One Japanese plane is re. ported to have crashed when machi funning trucks on the Burma Road outer, Kunming, Feb, 23.

Sirens sounded again at Kunming yesterday when 26 Japanese heavy bombers. attacked the Burma road near Paoshan. Nine other machines aided the tin mines at Kochiu. The all-clear was sounded here at 845 pam—Reuter.

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