On the whole, Canton has been little troubled of Into. A couple of raids back of the city for the purpose of smashing the loop line by which goods can be moved by rail from Whampoa to the Canton-Hankow Railway have taken place, but the tracks are far enough to the north of the city ssu that no damage was done to city property. Japanese squadrons have flown over the centre of town a few times, but they have not dropped any of their steel "eggs."
Recently the newsboys scampered about the streets with their fextras—"Great Victory in the Ait. Four Enemy Planes Shot Down, On Missing." and a telephone call to the news agencies served to confirm these sweeping statements, Really great was this victory, for the Chinese utguessed, outminceuvred and out fought their rivals, throwing them back in confusion, "in all this southern sphere it Is the Jmost remarkable victory since the first Japanese plane.trespassed on [Chinese territory; it lasted longer, for the many dogfights consumed a' full hour, and there was more at stake than'In any other aerial engagement, Literally, it was do or die with the airmen of Kwangsi, for if they let their adversary through, it might be costly.
At Liuchow there had been a sembled £0,000 troops with all their Jaceoutrement, and the day before they had begun the trek over the Jdivide into Hunan, to be taken on board trains for "Hankow. These {troops are to stiffen the resistance against the Japanese in the Hankow sector, and their transportation to the front must not be impeded.
By day and' by night motor Norries had to be kept driving forward, tone after another. Had the foe airmen got over" the main com munication artery by which they were being moved out of their province, it would have been a serious disaster. With that in mind, the Kwangsi aviators went to meet the raiders, resolved to turn back every last one of them or to die in the attempt, Clever as the Japanese were, they \were altogether outwitted, Timing the departure of the advance guard so as to synchronize with that of the actual raiding party, they sent nine machines ta Kwangs! from Amoy, These came Into the East River area, paralleling the Fukien and Kiangst "borderlines till they were far north in the province, then, veering to the left, Kwanest. 5 the group made for Welchi in
Needless to state news of the presence of the raiders at Waltsap was lashed to the airfield at Liuchow, but the home squadron didn't. budge from their centre. They went aloft jand then deployed to cover alr roads jteading to the city and the highway back of it, Soon after the raiding at Welcht was over, and the nine machines had
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