The Archive · 1937

Japanese Aircraft Kept Busy

Low Ceiling No Deterrent To Raiders Shanghai, Nov, 4 Despite a low celling and poor visibility, Japanese naval aircraft continued bombing activities especially near Nanziang and Soochow, and In Pootung, the headquarters of the Japanese Fleet announced at nine o'clock yesterday morning.

Five Chinese machine-gun and antly aircraft gun emplacements near Nanziang, the communique said, wore bombed by the Japanese "planes, while twenty to thirty junks loaded with military supplies ona" creek near Soochow were "destroy'

Soochow station, the announce. ment added, was also bombed by the attacking aircraft, Referring to the bombing of Poo. tung on Tuesday, the communique said that Japanese planes bombed Chinese military positions in Chang chiakou, Wangkantou, and Kaohangchen, near the Shengehiapen Creek,

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