Chungking, Dec. 27.
The alarm was sounded here at 1130 yesterday morning, when 36 aeroplanes, in several squadrons, passed Wanhsien, heading westward along the north bank of the Yangtze in, the direction of Chungkin The urgent alarm was given some 30 minutes later, when the raiders were sighted over Changshou, 60 miles north-east of Chungking.
At the same time, Chinese pursuit "planes circled above Chungking ready to give battle if the visitors appeared within the city limits.
One squadron of 12 Japanese machines bombed a village north-west of, Chungking, while the remaining 24 circled north of the Chinese capital for more than half an hour, finally disappearing towards the east. The all clear signal was sounded at 1.30
"His movements" he continued, "are entirely personal in nature. Rumours that he is conducting peace negotiations are absolutely without foundation. His trip not only has no connection with the Nationa? Military Council, but it is, likewise, not concerned, in any way, with the Central Kuomintang or the Chinese National Government."
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