The Archive · 1938

Japanese Planes Busy In South China

Raids Made on Nanchang And Nanning

Tokyo, Sept. 23.

Authorities of the Kweichow provincial government issued an air raid warning on Wednesday for the first time since the start of hostilities, according o a press message from Hongkong last night, which said that Japanese war planes had been seen heading into the interior of South China.

Japanese war planes raided Nanchang, terminus of the Kiukiang-Nanchang: Railway, on Wednesday afternoon and damaged military establishments, according to a message from Hongkong last night.

Jápanese naval aircraft in formation heavily bombed Chinese military establishments in Nanning in Kwangsi Provitice and at Yainchow, Lingshan and Hóppo, according to the Hongkong report. No information was received as to the amount of damage done.—Doniei.

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