Japanese Planes Make Numerous Raids on Nanchang and Hankow Aerodromes Shanghai, Jan, 1.
Four Chinese planes were destroyed in the Japanese ait' raid on Nanchang on Sunday, the headquarters of the Japanese China Sea Fleet announced yesterday.
One of these craft, the communique said, was shot down in an aerial fight, white the remaining. machines were destroyed on the ground. The raiding units were commanded by Capt, Sadatoshf Senda ard Commander Morihiko Miki.
Ralding Sihsien, halt way between Hangchow and Nanchang, Japanese naval planes yesterday" morning destroyed one Chinese plane on the round and demolished the "acroannounced. drome, the Japanese fleet authorities
The naval squadron. also bombed Wushn, on the Hangchow-Nanchang Railway, and destroyed military. establishments, there.
Braving cold weather, Japanese naval filers raided Klan, Kiangsi yesterday afternoon and Hankow, Jan. 15.
Japanese aircraft were extremely active around Hankow this morning, cruising In the vicinity of this city' for nearly three hours, As a result, the departure by air of the new Soviet Ambassador, M, Luganets-Orelsky, for Chungking. originally arranged for to-day, was postponed.
'As carly us G45 this morning Japanese planes were sighted crossing' the border of Hupeh "province dnd coming up-river in the direction of Hankow.
'After the alr-raid alarm had roused the populace here from their' warm beds and sent them scurrying to their dug-outs, the planes made for Hsinokang, about 30 miles northwest of Hankow, near the Peiping-Hankow Railway, and bombed the city, The railway line near the city and' the Chinese aerodrome located inside Hslaokang are believed to have been the objectives, Hankow received its second fright at 8.30, when an "urgent" alarm was military establishments there.
Other planes of the same squadroit flew to Churchow in Chekiang province and bombed various objectives.
In both towns considerable damage was done to Chinese military build-Ings, it, was announced, AN the Japanese' planes returned safely to their base,
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