Office of the Historian

893.00/10635: Telegram

The Consul General at Canton (Jenkins) to the Secretary of State

Canton, November 26, 1929—3 p.m.
[Received November 26—10:10 a.m.]

Referring to my telegram November 26, noon. Have just been informed by Mindanao that two Cantonese planes dropped five bombs on Wuchow this morning. Five killed and three wounded, all civilians,25 but no damage done to foreign property or persons. Endeavor of aviators to avoid foreign property was very apparent.

Repeated to Department and Legation.

Jenkins
  1. The Consul General’s telegram of November 27 added: “According to latest reports, naval telegraphy from Wuchow, five planes bombed city yesterday, killing 23 people and wounding 12, all Chinese civilians” (893.00/10636).↩