In what was officially described communique as "one of the most active series of operations in recent times", Japanese army aircraft_on Friday evening were claimed to have struck telling blows against Chinese forces in the Yangtze Valley sectors.
The operations were carried out from 4 o'clock in the afternoon until sundown, "in the blue haze of dusk, with a brisk wind buffetting the according to the announce:
Yangsin Fired Threatened by the rapid advance! of Japanese forces striking westward from Juichang, Chinese troops at Yangsin, Hupeh city 110 kilometres south-east of the triple cities of Wuhan, on Friday set fire to various parts of the walled stronghold, Domet Uispatehes from the south Yangtze the Kwangtsi trenton the northern bank of the river, the raid. fers attacked Kichun, after several bombings of Chinese front lines, Several fires were said to have been ignited in the attacked town, Several formations were dispatched to attack Chinese forces south of Yangsin, on the Juichang front on the front stated late yesterday afternoon. south bank of the Yangtze.
Sunk con-The column now nearing Yangsin is|centrations between Tienhokiao and|~ the Japanese forces nearest to Suikouchang, sighted earlier in the day by a unit attacking the Tienho-Follo 1 the capture of Mushihkino bridge, were bombed. Several kiang shih, 10 kilometres south-west Vessels, filled with troops, capsized, of Yangsin on Friday, the Japanese according to the communique. veered towards the north advancing to within eight kilometres of Yangsin Bombing of Waning by Saturday morning, the Domei re Attacking Wuning, Japanese my ports claimed, aircraft claimed to have inflicted Meantime, reports from the Honay. losses upon Chinese troop: front indicated that the Japanese ok on the city from the vanguards had reached a point '16 Juichang front. Several fires were Kilometres east of Wulitien, a village ignited in the town.
Tocated halfway between Loshan and Chinese positions south-east of the Sinyang. town were "obliterated" by bombing, Seven Chinese divisions, equipped the communique asserted. with tanks and artillery were reported Troops under Gen. Tang En-po, concentrated near Sinyang. estimated at 2,000 men, were vigorous-
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