THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 9, 1988.
BULLETS, OVER SHAMEEN Foreigners On Rooftops Seek Safer Spots
Japanese Plane Flies Low Over
(From Our Staff Representative)
Canton, 9.35 a.m., To-day. Machine-gun bullets were flying thickly over Sha- meen this morning, so close to a handful of for- eigners watching Japanese raiders from the roof of the Victoria Hotel, that they made an exceedingly hasty retreat.
The fire was drawn by an isolated Japanese bomb- ing plane, which appeared to be deliberately displaying Japanese defiance of protests against flying over Shameen.
Daringly, it was down to a height of about 1,500 feet so that its markings were perfectly plain and it was circling over Shameen, passing right over the centre of the foreign concession on three occasions.
A good deal of shrapnel is also flying about. I was myself on the roof when a huge piece of metal went flying so close by as to cause us to duck swiftly.
It passed over Victoria Hotel and wounded a Chinese who was on the Bund, causing a temporary panic
in his immediate vicinity. Severa' similar incidents have occurred. but there have been no Shameen casualties.
The Japanese raiders have made two appearances this morning, the first at about 5.4 a.m. No bombs were dropped, the planes presumably reconnoi. tring.
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At nine o'clock some twenty ma- chines appeared, and attracted tremendous fire from the A. A. guns, while some of the soldiers were trying to bring them down with rifles!
It is learned that the - Canton. Hankow -line-was-bombed, but_sc_| far the raiders while flying repeat edly round and round the main city had not dropped any bombs up to 9.30 a.m.
The streets are silent, but the A. A. guns, which appear to have been increased, are creating a ter- - rific, racket.
FIRE STILL BURNING The fire which was started last night by an incendiary bomb just behind the Asia Hotel is now al- most under control after an all- night fight, though occasionally sheets of flame shoot out to reveal that the Fire Brigade's task is not wholly done.
Praise for the work of the Fire Brigade cannot be too high. They tackled their task in the height of the raid, with the Japanese drop- ping bombs all around them and occasionally swooping down with a spurt of machine-gun fire.
QUIET STREETS
The object of the night raids is. apparently in pursuance of the policy of terrorisation, getting on the nerves of the remain- 'ing population. I walked through the streets last
night
but the population seems to be without serious fear. The planes could be heard zooming overhead, but everything
as the grave, was as quiet
people staying quietly in the lower stories of premises. Our Own Staff Corres- pondent.
Canton,-11.80a.m.
Early morning raiders ap. peared at 5.45 and flew around
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LING NAM BOMBING PROTEST
Washington, To-day The U. S. Government have lodged a protest with the Ja- panese Consulate-General in Hong Kong against the bombing of Lingnam University.-Reuter.
until 7 a.m. but no bombs were dropped. They reappeared at 7.30 and circled the city and its environs until 10.45 a.m. No sounds of explosions were heard though Chinese reports say that a few bombs were dropped in the Saichuen district. One Jap. Shameen,
plane flew low over apparently reconnoitring. A‚‚ fire was very intense through- out.-Reuter.
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CANTON BROADCASTING STATION HIT
(From Our Staff Representative)
Canton, To-day.
Canton's broadcasting station is out of action.
A bomb intended for the Muni- cipál offices to-day scored a. dir- ect-hit on the building, which stands a bare twenty yards from the administration buildings.
Fortunately the missile ex- |ploded on contact with the roof, and those on the ground floor es- caped with nothing worse than a severe shaking.
The aerial mast, however, is a complete wreck, as are the dyna- mos which supply the power.
Canton will not be "calling" on the air for some time to come.
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