THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 80, 1988.
THOUSAND DEAD AND WOUNDED IN SAVAGE AIR RAID ON HUPEH CITY
Hankow, To-day.
More than 1,000 civilians were either killed or maimed during an indiscriminate Japanese air raid over Kingshan, about 125 kilometres northwest of Hankow, yesterday, according to the final check-up.
A direct hit was made on the Catholic Church, blow- ing the building to smithereens. A Catholic father is reported to have been killed.
Altogether over 50 Japanese bombers took part in the wanton attack, raining more than 200 bombs, mostly incendiary, all over the town.
: No fewer than 700 houses werc blown up or set on fire, trapping many people inside. Several fire: continued to rage late in the after-
noon.
Owing to the lack of a medica service, many of the seriously wounded were left without even first aid attention.
Bodies of the dead littered the
devastated streets under a scorch
RAILWAYS
MINED OUTSIDE
PEIPING WALLS
Peiping, To-day...
Seven freight cars were wrecked and several sections of track dam- aged when Chinese guerillas ex- ploded a mine under a Japanese military train just outside the West
ing sun. Relief workers are racing against time to bury them.-Cen-wall of Peiping during the early tral News.
Thours of yesterday morning.
CHINESE REDS AND CHURCH
Hankow, To-day.
There have been no casualties reported.
Portions of the railway track are reported to have been blown up between Tientsin and Peiping, delaying all. trains yesterday! night.
Local authorities have ordered the closing of 12 daily news- Much interest has been aroused
papers and five news agencies:in] by a personal message to foreign Peiping. This leaves but seven missionaries from General Chudaily newspapers in Peiping all Teh, Commander of the Eighth of which are either Japanese- Route Army, expressing his grati-owned or Japanese-managed. tude of the work of foreign mis- Reuter.
sionaries in China.
The Red Army Leader gives his assurance that the Chinese Com-
munist Army has no
prejudice MARSEILLES
against the missionaries, but on the contrary, welcomes them and would like to co-operate with them.
Reuter.
CHAMBERLAIN AGAIN SEEN BY
LORD HORDER
DOCK DISPUTE
Marseilles, To-day. Work was carried on in a nor- mal manner on Sunday afternoon in the Port of Marseilles, but last night the dock employees refused to work overtime because their! Union Leaders had not reached a ¡definite decision with regard to the new scheme of work,
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JOSE LUIS DIAZ TO STAY IN GIBRALTAR
Gibraltar, To-day.
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