FIRES AND DESTRUCTION.
JAPANESE PLANES ACTIVE. MUCH DAMAGE TO RAILWAYS. 15 BRITONS UNDER FIRE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlghl (Received August IS, it a.m.) SHANGHAI, August 17. Twelve Japanese planes bomber Chapel for an hour. Japanese aircraft also raided tin junction of the Shanghai-Nanking am Shanglial-Hangchow railways, tvv miles outside the north station, de stroying lines, repair shops and wate lowers. A second flight of seven planes com pleted the destruction, bomddnj strategic points and starting tires The Chinese ineffectually retaliate) with machine-guns-While tin* Chinese were furiously at tacking Hie Japanese, fifteen Briton: were marooned for three hours unde lire at the International Settlemen police station in north-eastern Shanghai. The police arranged their saf« conduct through the Japanese line: before yielding ground to the Japanese.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20275, 18 August 1937, Page 7
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125FIRES AND DESTRUCTION. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20275, 18 August 1937, Page 7
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