Leading the advance of Japanese Navy and Army forces from Hukow toward Hankow, Japanese naval aircraft Saturday flew past Kiukiang far up-river and severely bombed Chinese shore fortifications near Tienkiachen, about 60 kilometres above Kiukiang, "While inflicting heavy losses on the Chinese positions along the Yangtze, the naval air raiders also ce-operated with the Army forces by bombing Chinese troops, a Japan-
All German Advisers Leaving Hongkong, July 10.
A. spokesman for the Germans formerly advisers to the Chinese Government said today that only the "active officials" had actually been recalled by Germany whereas the majority of the technical advisers were leaving of their own free will in anticipation of impaired relations with the Chinese because of the absence of the leading advisers.
The spokesman said that few technical advisers were remaining in China. He said the advisers now in Hongkong would make leisurely trips Home by way of the United States or Bali or other routes.
He emphasized, however, that all were definitely returning to Germany after a holiday—United Press. ese China Seas Fleet communique stated at noon yesterday.
\A naval flying squadron commanded by Lieutenant Mihara moved through thick banks of clouds and raided the Chinese airdrome at Hengyang in Hunan Province, About a dozen Chinese planes of varying sizes were grounded on the air field, Four were destroyed and two damaged, the communique claimed, The raiders were attacked by Chinese anti-aircraft batteries, All the Japanese planes which participated in the attack on Hengyang returned safely to their base, A large number of naval aircraft commanded by Lieut. Commander 'Takahashi and Lieut. Nakajima attacked the, old and new aerodromes in Nanchang. No Chinese planes were seen either on the ground or in the air. The hangars and repair factories in the new aerodrome' were heavily bombed. Five buildings at the air field: were set on fire, the communique said, Many direct hits were scored on the old aerodrome also, where hangars and runways were badly damaged, the communique concluded.
Canton Hankow Railway Bombed Describing it as a new threat to the continued operation of the Canton-Hankow railway, already severely damaged by bombing on frequent occasions in South China, a Japanese Army spokesman yesterd: announced that the northern portion of the line had been bombed on Saturday by Japanese Army aircraft. Four freight cars and one passenger car of a north-bound train had been hit and destroyed, he claimed.
The Army air force, the spokesman further revealed, had also been active in the vicinity of Nanking, where about 600 guerillas were attacked east of Tangsuichen,.25 kilometers east of the former Chinese capital. Serious losses were inflicted upon the Chinese, who possessed trench mortars, he claimed. The operation was carried out in conjunction with surface forces, the spokesman added.
Japanese Army forces operating oñ the southern bank of the Yangtze above Anking were engaged in an attack on Chinese forces near Liussukiao. east of Hukow. Chinese troops were also active near Pengish and in the area between Niangniangmiao and Hukow.
These Chinese activities, carried out by bodies of troops numbering at times. 1000 men, had been revived recently, after the Chinese had hastily retired in the face of a rapid Japanese advance along the southern bank of the Yangtze after a landing at Siangkow on June 24. The Japanese operation culminated in the occupation of Hukow on July 4.
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