Shanghai, Sept. 21, Raiding Wuchow in Kwangsi prov-Ince on. Monday, Japanese naval aircraft bombed a cartridge factory causing the destruction of seven buildings, a communique issued at noon yesterday by the Japanese China Seas Fleet command declared. Hits scored by the raiders, the announcement claimed, led to the explosion of gunpowder stored in the factory causing widespread additional destruction.
Two raids each were also carried out against the Canton-Hankow Railway bridges at Yuantan and Yinchanyao on Monday, the com~ munique stated. "Extensive damage" was claimed having been caused.
Aircraft were comparatively inactive on the Yanglsze because of unfavourable weather conditions, according to the communique.
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