Evening star., 1938-06-08
CANTON AFLAME
AFTER THIRD RAID
OF DAY FROM AIR
Standard Oil Works, and
Lingnam University Are
Struck by Missiles.
U. S. CONSUL PROTESTS
TO JAPANESE OFFICIALS
Blaze From Oil Tanks Spreads to
Rail Terminal, Destroying
1t and 16-Car Train.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Fighting in 11-month-old jap
dneSe-ChineSe tU1r continues to
center in Central China provinces
and in effort to stop foU OF par
supplies from Hong Kong to
Chinese government at Hankop
japanese haze bombarded Canton
IN the south from the air epery dap
since May %. The inuaders also
are menacing provisional Chinese
capital and Chinese leaders are
planning evacuation, probably to
Yunnantu. Arms supply by ,oau of
French lndo-China ptH still be
possible
Ry the Associated Press.
CANTON, China, June "a big
IRE burned furiously tonight after
japanese warplanes in their third raid
of the day dropped incendiary bombs
on this terror-stricken city, where the
air raid toll since May % was con-
servatively estimated at 5000 dead and
5000 wounded.
Two American-owned properties
Lingnam University and a Standard
On storage plant, were struck by
bombs in two earlier raids today.
CThe American Government pro-
tested to the japanese Consul Gen.
eral at Hong Kong today against
the bombing by japanese airplanes
OF the campus of the American
endowed Lingnam University at
Canton
(The State Department said this
country's protest was delivered to
the japanese official by Addison E.
Southard, United States Consul
General at Hong Kong.
(The department. said Southard
cabled that three japanese bombs
fell on the western end of the cam
pus at the edge of the athletic field,
200 yards from houses occupied by
Americans.
(No buildings were struck.
(In protesting to the japanese
consulate general, Mr.. Southland
pointed out, the department said
that the property was partly owned
by Americans as well as the direct
American participation in the in
stitution's financial support and
administration.
tThe Lingnam University is joint
ly owned by Chinese and American
missionary societies. The univer-
Sity is directed by an interdenom-
national board of trustees in New
York City, the majority of whose
members are American)
1t was the twelfth successive day
of air attacks on Canton or its en-
virons. Tonight's raiders came at
1890 pm. (9:30 am, E. S. t., ap-
parently aiming at Canton's old pow
er plant, the only one not yet put
out of commission by bombs.
They missed that target, but started
o big fire within 400 yards of Sha-
meen, Canton's International Settle
ment.
1t was believed the raiders came
from bases established by the jap
anese Navy on islands off the coast.
near the Portuguese colony of Macao
Flames Destroy Terminal.
The Standard Oil tanks hit in one
OF the two daylight raids burst into
flame, spreading fires which destroyed
the terminal of the Canton -Hankow
Railway and a 16-car train Just ar
rived from Hankow, China's provi-
sional capital.
At least 300 new civilian casualties
were inflicted on Honam Island. an
industrial district. Several japanese
bombs, apparently aimed at the Pearl
River bridge. exploded in Honam's
congested areas. demolishing about 100
houses.
1t was estimated fully 100000 inhab-
ttants of this war-crowded city of
about 100000 had fled. About one
third of its residences have been va
Gated.
Many Bodies in Debris.
No accurate list of dead and in
Jured could be compiled because many
bodies still were buried in the debris
of wrecked buildings with rescue SQUADS
unable to keep pace with the destruc-
ton.
A direct hit on Canton's power sta
ton cut off electric power, disabling
the citys air alarm system and Grip
pling hospital services.
Police dashed from house to house
ringing doorbells to warn inhabitants
as the japanese planes came over, first
before daybreak and later in mid
morning.
Hospitals lacked current for re-
1rlgerators to preserve serums and
operate X-ray apparatus, and the
work of caring for thousands of the
injured was handicapped.
The city's telephone system was
snenced, making more difficult the
work OF relief and public safety.
Besides the power station and rail-
road terminal. the japanese explosive
and incendiary bombs caused heaviest
damage at cement works and Brit
sh-owned water works.
Government buildings, the Sun Yat-
Sen Memorial Hall, commemorating
tne founder of China's republic, and
several schools and universities were
damaged.
Inree bombs, dropped from 81 raid
ing planes. struck the American
endowed Lingnam University which
Is attended by several exchange stu
dents from the United States.
The university is about a mile and
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