(Continued from page 5) engagements on various fronts, it is pointed out, because there have not been enough pursuit planes to protect bombers in operations too far away from their base.
This is also stated to explain why the Chinese air force has not sent sny pursuit machines to Canton to challenge the Japanese daily raids there.
The official military view is that, owing to the smallness of the Chinese air force, planes must be concentrated at a few strategic centres to protect Chinese bombers from Japanese raids and also to protect Chinese bombers when they go on bombing missions, Once they are separated, it is stated, they are not powerful enough to protect Canton or defend Hankow. They must sacrifice one and in present circumstances, it has been decided to concentrate on the defence of Han; kow.—Reuter.
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