The Archive · 1937

Raids on Chinese Lines

Shanghai, Jan, 15.

Staging new raids on Chinese lines Jot communication Japanese naval aircraft on Thursday bombed objectives over a wide area in Kwangtung, 'Two large freight ships were sunk Jat Tatanghsu, while freight trains and locomotive sheds were destroyed of Yinehanyso, Chuntlen, - Sanbuotien and between Kong'sun' and Pakong, fon the Canton-Hankow Railway, Pirst Rala in 10 days Canton, Jan. 15, The air-raid alarm was sounded shortly afler seven o'clock this mom Ing, and was followed a few minutes later by the roar of three Japanese aeroplanes over the city, heading in 12 direction north of the Canton-Hankow Railway, Anti-aircraft guns thundered into "action, but no hits, were scored.

This is the first time the -guns were audible throughout the city since the exciting raid 10 days ago, when schools at Saichuen were de-

Eight planes were sighted Tunghawan at 820 this morning, apparently flying to Canton, Twenty-'Ave minutes later, the anti-aircraft guns again went into action,—but there are so far no details of the raid. Geveral fragments of shrapnel were picked up in the Tungshan district—Reuter,

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