Three fires were seen to have been ignited at Hankow on the first raid, and five blazes were caused by the bombs dropped the second time, the spokesman asserted.
While anti-aircraft Are ground) was Intense, no Chinese two operations "refus respective bases safely, the spokesman declared.
Meanwhile, in Central China aerial attacks were launched against Chinese military aerodromes at Lishui, Foochow and Kian, In South China, the Canton: Hankow Railway was bombed in the vicinity of Yingtak. Raids on Chinese air bases included the bombing of the Palyun and Tienho aerodromes, where military school buildings and anti-aircraft battery positions were hit, according to the spokesman.
In Shantung, ce-operation was extended by the naval alr force to ad-vaneing Japanese troops. Chinese defence positions and barracks at Lini, in the southern part of the province, were severely bombed on whole sky was Ht up by a termon-dous light and, five or six seconds afterwards, a loud' explosion shook the lly, Halt an hour later the drone of aeroplanes was aynin heard. The searchlights of the Chinese defenders were agai turned on and had no. trouble in Tocating at Toast six more bombers, who dropped a number of bombs in the vicinity of the alr-setd, which it up the horizon as they exploded, Anti-aircraft guns again belched Into action and succeeded in keeping the visitors at a great height, probbly about 10,000 feet, until they dis
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