Chungking, June 27.
Both the Soviet and German Embassies and the Canadian Mission Hospital were damaged when Japanese aircraft subjected Chungking, in cluding the city proper, to another severe bombing yesterday.
'The printing plant and editorial rooms of the "Ta Kung Pao," in-|d fuential Chinese daily, were' dam-red, but the newspaper carried on.
The YMCA. cinema, a Buddhist temple and te Sinchwan theatre, were other places hit. Two bombs fell near the American Embassy, without causing any damage. Chinese sources claim that three raiders were shot down—Reuter.
Meetings Said Postponed Hongkong, June 27.
With Chungking practically living underground as a result of a series Of severe aerial bombardments carried out by Japanese aircraft, "information reaching here today from the wartime capital of China revealed that the Tth plenary session of the Chungking—Central" Kuomintang, Which was scheduled to convene on July 1, will be postponed, Further despatches from Chungking revealed that the merciless bombing of the capital has caused havoc, not only to Chinese military estab li ments in and around the city, but also to official organs and residences of high, Government. officials.
Many of the officials have fled to safer area, it was reported here, and almost all of those who have left the city.refuse to return, It was believed in Chungking that even it the session of the Kuomintang is summoned, there will not be a quorum To safeguard the staffs and archives the British Diplomatic mission and Consulate-Geneval are establishing offices in the Navy canteen on. the south bank of the Yangtze River. With removal of the otices of the British and French Embassies to the south bank, only the Soviet and Ger~ man Embassies remain in Chungking proper.
"Consular Street" is a shambles.
was pitch dark and deserted last tensive attacks. Bombs were dropped in nearly all sections—Reuter. night. The city was subjected to ex-
Chungking, June 27, For the second time "in twenty four hours, Japanese planes raided the Western suburbs of Chungking this morning, starting several fires along the banks of the Chi River, The raiders, which appeared three batches, did " not" bomb Chungking itself.
number of heavy dangerously near Chialing House, the only hotel for foreigners since the destruction of the Chungking Hostel ina recent raid, others
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