Show JAPANESE BOMB CANTON 4 TIMES TIMES' CANTON China Aug 9 INS INS- INS Japanese war planes brought new death and destruction to the huge southern Chinese port town of Canton Canton Canton Can Can- ton today today- killing at least perSons persons persons per per- sons and wounded in another series of shattering air raids Other Japanese aerial attacks continued on towns and cities throughout province pro Today's series of attacks followed raids yesterday in which between 75 and residents were killed and ab about ut wounded During the morning three three- separate separate sepa sepa- rate attacks were visited upon the smoke arid and filled debris city Just before midnight the air raid sounded sound sound- ed for a fourth time since dawn Iest Destruction u tion was ws enormous as the Japanese bombers concentrated their high explosive missiles on various various va va- va- va rious i sections of the city The Japanese airmen did not confine their attention to any particular particular particular par par- section of the city but seemed intent on oh complete destruction destruction destruction de de- de- de of an any area that they bombed During the morning they bombed cement and water works both railway stations and near near-by tracks and the region near the district Early in the morning 17 bombing bombing bombing bomb bomb- ing planes dropped tons of explosives explosives explosives on the Canton bund and the vicinity around the French cathedral cathedral cathedral cathe cathe- dral which suffered heavily in yesterdays yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- attacks Chinese antiaircraft guns re resisted resisted re- re strongly but not drive I the Japanese planes away for any length of time It was definitely established that on on Sunday Japanese planes flew o over er Canton dropping leaflets warning residents resident that the city was due for bombing attacks on ten consecutive days Some observers watching today's attacks believed th the Japanese in intended intended intended in- in tended to level Canton to ashes in that period if they could |