Shanghai, Aug. 1 Besides bombing Changsha, Japan-jose naval planes raided Chinese jRositions and troops on the Yangtze Jand the Canton-Hankow Railway in South China on August 17,, Japanese Meet authorities announced in a [communique yesterday morning.
Assisting in the bombardment of warships, the planes inflicted heavy damage on Chinese positions on the French Mission in North Bombed Peiping, Aug. 20, News has just reached here that the French Catholic Mission at Takowtun, 50 miles west of Peiping, was bombed by the Japanese on the morning of August 17.
It is stated that there were no irregulars or refugees in the neighbourhood, Two French fathers narrowly escaped death or injury. The mission church was untouched but two other of the mission's buildings were badly damaged,—Reuter, southern bank of the Yangtze, the Jcommuniqué stated, A fed iron bridge south of Yinchanyao along the Canton-Hankow Une, where repair work is under way, was' again bombed.
Near Chuntien, on the same railway more than ten freight cars were blown up and tracks were destroyed at Jseveral points, the communique stated,
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