Nanchang, Apr. 14.
Ensily halted by a Japanese deta ment, a thrust by 600 Chinese troops against Japanese positions south of Wankiashan, south of Nanchang, came to ariel carly yesterday morning, [dispatches reaching here today said.
fore than 30 dead were abandoned the Chinese who also lost 15 heavy machine guns to the Japanese, recording to the field reports.
The attack was believed here have been Kiangs!'s contribution to the "multiple-front_ mass offensive" by the Chinese troops scheduled to be launched in mid-April—Domel, Heavy Damage at Mengtze Chungking, Apr. 14.
Mengtze, in South-east "Yunnan province." on the Kunming-Hanoi Railway. was twice raided by Japanese bombers yesterday afternoon, according to a Chinese dispatch received here, Nineteen aeroplanes are _reported to have taken part in the raids on the city. The first attack is said to have been made at 343 p.m, when 15 machines dropped bombs on varlfous parts of the oily. Later, at 4.25 pan.. a group of four planes also bombed" Mengize, according to the dispatch, Two main streets in the city, it continues, were set on fire, and were still ablaze last night, The casualties. the dispatch adds, are believed heavy.
'The air raid alarm was sounded in Kunming yesterday, it is reported. 'Chinese pursuit "planes, it is stated, took to the air in' readiness to intercept the raiders, which, how. fever, did not proceed to Kunming. Reuter.
New Alrfieta ed A Japanese Army Air Base, Apr. 14.
Making a surprise raid unfinished Chinese air diold at Hsia fon, 70. kilometres north-west Hangchow near the Chekiang-Anhwei border, @ Japanese air unit come pletely' destroyed it at 1030 o'clock yesterday morning, according to reports reaching here today.
'Acting under instructions from Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, Gen. Ku Chu-tung. commander of the Chinese Third War Arca, "recently began construction of ihe air Meld at Hsiaofeng near the Japanese. front, More than' 500 coolies have been Jemployed in its construction day and
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