Nanking, Oct. 5.
Alter a false alarm this morning, when the populace of Nanking re mained in dugouts for two anxious hours, six Japanese bombers appeared over the capital from the south= east at 5.45 this afternoon, flying at a great height, and dropped bombs Ouiside the South City. While heavy anti-aircraft fire mot them from below, Chinese pursuit planes went engage the invaders.
Desperate fights in the gathering twilight above the city thrilled spectators. Two Chinese pursuit planes. were observed to attack one Japanese bomber which. - plunged straight down behind the clouds. Tt has not yet been established if the Vomber crashed or succeeded levelling out before reaching the ground.
Unable to penetrate the city's defences, the remaining bombers quick-made off in a south-westerly direetion, and only Chinese pursuit planes were observed cruising around, At G.10, however, distant bomb explosions were audible as the raiders Gropped more bombs at Chuyung, south-west of the capital, The "all cleat" signal was given at 045, Meanwhile, eight Japanese bombers raided Wuhu, where they again Reverely bombed the Chinese aero-
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