A repetition of last summer's raiding in Western China is indicated as the Japanese resumed their regular incursions. The alarm sounded in Chungking at 9.50 a.m. as nine light bombers were reported to be flying swiftly towards the cit; The urgent alarm was sounded half an hour later, but the planes did not appear. First reports indicated that they made for Tungliang a city about 50 kilometres north&west of Chung-King.
Preliminary reports from Tungliang state that no bombs were dropped, the planes merely circling the town. It is possible that they were seeking to draw the Chinese defenders in order to ascertain the strength of the defences before raiding in force. The all clear sounded at midday.—Reuter.
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