Hankow, Oct. 19.
After a lapse of nearly a month, Japanese planes again visited Hankow late last evening and dropped five bombs in the vicinity of the military aerodrome, starting a huge fire which lit up the clear sky for miles around.
The raiders, twelve—sinister-looking bombers, appeared from a southerly direction, flying at a height of about 10,000 feet, and made a bee-line for the aerodrome.
Chinese anti-aircraft guns immediately went into action, peppering the sky with shells many of which burst perilously close to the invaders, 3 Splinters fell in various parts of the city, but the only casualty was Chinese who was watching the raid from the steps of the building of the Union Insurance Company of Canton, in the heart of the former British Concession, He was slightly wounded.
The thunder of the anti-aircraft west of Soochow station, while a Chinese military concentration and an artillery observation point at Chenju were "practically wiped out," according to the spokesman.
Other points bombed by Japanese naval aircraft on Monday were listed by the spokesman as follows:—
Hushikwan, west of Soochow—Thirty freight cars loaded with military supplies and railway tracks.
Weiting, east of Soochow—About 30 freight cars unloading military supplies, comprising two trains. Both were derailed.
Siashih, on the Shanghai-Hangchow railway—Newly-built_ military stores.
Wangtien, on the Shanghai-Hanrchow rallway—Freight cars carrying military supplies, and railway tracks.
Zakow, on the Shanghai-Hangchow railway—two locomotive sheds, one large, the other small and two warehouses containing military supplies.
At Changpu, on Soochow Creek, and at Sungkiang, junks loaded with military supplies were attacked, the spokesman said.
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