793.94/13300: Telegram
The Consul General at Canton (Linnell) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 23—11:54 a.m.]
On 20th Canton–Hankow Railway bombed with minor damage to line. Hoihow, Hainan Island, and Pakhoi bombed and shelled without serious damage a little later in continuation of efforts to test defenses along South China coast.
On 21st a highway south of Canton was bombed at Tungkun with civilian casualties reported; also 11 bombs dropped at Wuchow in vicinity of air field with some damage to Standard Oil Company installation reported. I am protesting this to the Japanese Consul General at Hong Kong and would ask Embassy at Tokyo to take appropriate action in view of machine gunning of same property February 25th.
In raid on Canton on morning of 22nd some bombs were dropped in Wongsha station area and at Canton–Hankow line in city limits with some civilian casualties.
Sent to Peiping, Hankow, Shanghai. Shanghai please repeat to Tokyo.