Tokyo, June 2, The dull thud of their bombs sounding over a better part of China, Japanese naval aircraft in" May ferried out 1,800 raids upon Chinese military objectives ranging from the Lunghat Railway to the creeks of these attacks, the Naval Sec~ tion of the Imperial General Headquarters announced today, more than 900 tons of explosives were dumped by the raiders upon the targets, below, 'During the month, the statement asserted, naval aircraft had brought down 21' Chinese planes, and destroy-fed five grounded machines, These' /igures included two and three planes: respectively of whose destruction there was no certainty, These losses, the communique said, Jhad brought the number of "liquidat ed" Chinese aircraft since the commencement of hostilities to 974, the figure Including "uncertain" destrue-
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