Central China, May 9, For the second time in a week, Japanese naval planes raided Chung. king. today, 4 brief communi Issued by the Japanese Central China }Seas Fleet announced, Three flights composed the formation that carried out " heavy raid, the second major Attack against Chungking this year, the communique sald,—Domel, Home of British Envoy Bombed Chungking, May 10.
Chungking's downtown and western suburbs again were subjected to a [severe raid today when Japanese alr craft in two waves attacked the city [shortly before noon. The first wave fof bombers raided the suburbs, white the second group concentrated on the downtown area, The all-clear was given at noon.
'Though the residence of the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, was badly damaged in yestorday's roid, he had dinner with his 'American colleague, Me. Nelson', Johnson, in the battered house.
"Acar belonging to the British Atr Aitache's Mice, parked in front of the Ambassador's residence, was badly [damaged yesterday—Reutei Chungking Toll Raid Small ret carting, Moy arse ie Ne a teeny Sie foereen freet, Gre Bree Piet steel Get Sa te cat Sas ta ate sir ea acer Surg Ge St a ess by Japanese alr units. Mean. while, town after town fell into the hands of the advancing Japanese forces, the latest stronghold to capitulate Being Shaoyuan, strategic base of the Chinese Fortieth Army, ap~ proximately 19 kilometres east of Yuanku in southern Shansi—Domei,
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