Shanghat, Aug, 21.
Japanese naval aircraft were active fon the Yangtze, over th Nanchang Railway, in South China on Friday,' the China Seas Fleet Command ' announced communique yesterday noon.
Large-scale bombing against Chinese positions and Chinese troop concentrations were conducted by naval aeroplanes in and near Jui-chang, about 32 kilometres soul west of Kiukiang, Severe damage! was inflicted upon these military ob-Jectives, the communique claimed.
On the Kiukiang-Nanchang Rail way, Japanese raiders released bombs fon Tehan station, about 600 kilo: metres south of Kiukiang, as well as munitions, stores and Chinese troop concentrations near the station, the communique added. Heavy _iosse: were caused, the communique as: serted.
Concentrations of Chinese troops villages north-west of Singtze whic is 30 kilometres south of Kiukiang, were also subjected to intensive bombing.
As a result of repeated bombing of junks and Chinese positions on both shores of the Yangize between Wufuch and Tienkiachen, respectively 40 kilometres and 6) kilometres from Kiukiang, the majority of junks which were engaged in assisting Chinese operations were sunk, the communi que said.
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