Several squadrons of Chinese bombing planes, working in close cooperation with the Chinese troops on the Yangtze front, swooped down over the aerodrome at Anking, dropping bombs on twelve "Japanese bombers which had just landed, and completely wrecked all twelve Japanese planes, Chinese reports received here claim. Three Japanese pursuit planes which made desperate attempts to break the Chinese formation, were themselves shot down, the Chinese reports assert.
Yesterday, the first encounter occurred between Japanese aeroplanes and Chinese anti-aircraft guns at Matung forts, but after one hour the Japanese planes retired, it is stated.
The situation on both banks of the yangtze unaltered,? the Chinese report continues, as the Chinese troops are offering determined resist-ce to the increasing Japanese activity, and are taking advantage of the hilly country on the south bank and of the chain of lakes on the north bank Apparently the Japanese are planning to attack Matung forts With two divisions as t e previous force prove: inadequate, judging from Chinese reports.—Trans-Ocean, Jews Demonstrate in
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