The Archive · 1941

British Embassy Wrecked

VER 150 casualties are believed to have been caused in yesterday's raid on Chungking, which completely wrecked the British Embassy, on which direct hits were scored by two. large-sized bombs, killing two persons and injuring 11 who were sheltering in the Embassy dugout, 'The attack is said to have been one of the most extensive ever experi-fenced, with bombs dropping over many' sections of the city, The raid~ ers also dropped bombs on the south bank of the Yangtse, some landing 200 yards from the British Consulate, and damaging some doors and windows, 'Some bombs were dropped on' a second range of hills where United States Embassy residences and the German, Embassy offices are situated, 'A. Yangise river ferry on the south bank was attacked, while the Amer!~ can Methodist Mission hospital in the downtown district of Chungking ceived a direct, hit, completely. polishing the hospital and smashing the gatehouse of the mission com-ound,

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