Chungking, June 7.
A huge fire two blocks ong gutted both sides sides of main street at the west gate as 27 aircraft rained jcendiary bombs over the down-town district shortly afler noon today.
The office of the Sino-German Eurasia Corporation which operates air lines between Chungking, Hong. kong, Lanchow and Kunming was destroyed by fire which also damaged [ihe otice of the "Sin Min Pao!" Independent daily tabloid which has large. circulation among students, Bombs dropped on Consular Lane Jdamaged a dormitory of the Young [Women's Christian Association, Fires Jon both sides of the street tempor= tarily blocked trafic along the road Ningpo Conditions While the now regime's press reports that conditions. in Ningpo, the most important east Chellamg' dis-ities now occupied by ihe Japanese, fre. quickly. returning to normal, no direct passenger shipping service' between Shanghai and Ningpo has been started. According to, the "Chinese American Daily News" shipping elr= les have petitioned the Japanese for the right {o resume shipping, but 50 fae. no permission has been granted, pointed out that it is true that Japanese. steamers have. been sailing between this city and Ningpo Dut that the ships have been used authorities who allow no passengers." Sometimes, however. They. carry a few passengers after special. arrangements have " been made. "Those passengers cannot land At'Ningpo, arriving at Sanpeh Antung whence they can reach Ning ovine roundabout way.
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