Chungking, July 8.
The British Embassy was complete~ ly destroyed when two bombs landed in the compound during a raid this morning. One bomb made a direct it on the Ambassador's study entre of the main building of the Bmbassy, another bomb landed on the lawn in front of the Chancery from which documents had previously been removed.
The Embassy consists of two bulld-ings. The one in which Sir Arthur Blackburn was, residing was demo-Ushed in a raid on June 28, The other building which had been repaired since was demolished today, Jeaving the Embassy without work-
Nine days after Sir Arthur Black~ burn, Chinese Counsellor, and three other members of the British Embassy star in Chungking were injured when a Japanese bomb partly demolished an Embassy dugout in which they were sheltering, the residence of Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, was severely damaged when bombs' landed nearby during a fierce raid on China's wartime capital on Monday night, The Anibassador's home which has been damaged in previous raids, is now uninhabitable the roof having been completely blown off, though all four walls were left standing, was rendered almost uninhabitable, {hough the building remained saunding.
Dr. Price, an American missionary, from Chengtt, who was spending the week-end with the Tong family, was having breakfast early this morning with Mr. and Mrs. Tong, when a heavy downpour started. " Suddenly the fof came down and all. three would certainly have been killed had It'not been for the strong wooden floor above them which held the de. buy a few seconds, after which the building collapsed "in a thundering rash audible a mile away.
Mr. Tong, who is in charge of China's "International publicity, has many friends among foreign diplomats and journalists.
The narrow escape experienced by Mr. Tong must have been the experience of many others in Chunj king today, for throughout the city Jdull thud of collapsing buildings was audible throughout the city as build. ngs damaged daring recent bomb. ings were unable to stand the heavy However, while the rain is bringing untold miseries, and probably casualties, to the Chungking populace, formers In the Sacchuen countryside fire jubilant as the eagerly-awalted rain Mnally arrived, in time to save their erops.—Reuter.
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