Nanking, Sept. 22.
1 fs ascertained that four Japanese planes were brought down in the moming. "Two Chinese. planes. were damaged and the pilots injured. In {the second "Fald,, heather " Japanese nor Chinese planes were' damsized.—Central News, Japanese Statement Shanghai, Sept, 23.
Carrying out the Japanese threat] to bomb Nanking, an undisclosed number of naval. "planes "yesterday stayed Unree aids on" the" capital, wid a communique by the Third Fleet ast night. As most of the Chinese military aircraft were shot down in raids of Sept, 19. and "20, only Ske: Chinese planes' gave combat. 'Of this number, four were shot down Unhindered, the Japanese planes, says "the statement," then proceeded to bomb Important' build. Ings, bicluding. the headquarters of the Kuomintang, and the city's communication -ventres. Other "planes Stayed two raids on Chinese " wa ships on the Yangtsze River, off the Klanayin Forts, "A cruiser" of the 'Ninghai, built in" Japan' and _the Pinghallype. was put on fire, while three smaller vessels" were' badly' damaged, the statement asserted The Hsiakwan and Coal Harbour stations in Nanking were sot "on ire, the announcement so.
At the Japanese Press conference thing spell in. view of unfavour-yesterday, the spokesman empha ized sb1e weather conditions. that the "Japanese planes "bombing ing' here at present, while visibility Mace Wee ating Te "pte poor. me if ated sling fvcgnownsd 'The general opinion here is that por ening noo the Japanese will probably subject Finch asega" eat he, epee ris wil, Dros im an effort Sen' leaves Sud te spoke ecenk te mor Chinese meee lee, Sone try eae, bites tod the poser Sealant" wea ut Be ser ret ae tie "o parts Resi tltone Aan ne possible, mainly because Und Injured. were quickly" removed hile the attacks were in progress.
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