Bombed The reports indicate that Japanese warships have shelled the districts from time to time during the past few weeks and it Is admitted that only last Sunday six vessels fired more than 400 shells at Chinghai, river port that Chinese Shanghai, Mar. 25.
For the frst time the Chinese air force which recently arrived in west Chekiang began their bombing programme against Japanese war vessels off Hangchow Bay on March 22, resulting in two of the vessels bein Seton fire, according to a Chinese evening report yesterday. The rest of the vessels scattered, it was stated.
The Jay vessels were helping Japanese, soldiers in. effecting Jand-ings along the Chekiang coast, presumably for the purpose of capturing Kinhwa, the temporary capital of Chekiang, and Ningpo, near where General "Chiang Kal-shek's native village is located, Evening aports revealed that the Japanese had effected a landing at a village called Tungchow, but. that the Chinese were counter-attacking. More than halt of the Japanese soldiers who landed were claimed to have been killed, and it was predicted that all of them would be wiped out.
General" Chiang Kai-shek was stated to be paying serious attention to the latest military developments in Chekiang, having ordered General Koo Twu-tung, his trusted lieutenant, proceed to the front, General Koo thas flown to the Chekiang front from north Kiangsu.
"AS the fighting is now only along the const, Shanghai steamers were proceeding to Ningpo and. other Chekiang coastal district
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